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W D Loeser

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Triamterene calculus.

Triamterene therapy is an unusual cause of nephrolithiasis and, when this agent is found in a stone, generally it is deposited in minor amounts. We report a renal calculus consisting mostly of triamterene and its 2 major metabolites in a patient taking a triamterene-containing drug, and discuss some implications.

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Free air.

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Avoiding diagnostic errors in admitting patients to a nursing home.

Sometimes the members of the medical profession have been castigated for unpreparedness and shortcomings in the management of nursing home populations because their pre-admission diagnoses often have not agreed with the post-admission evaluations. In contrast, the authors' survey of a local situation revealed a high degree of diagnostic accuracy in admissions to a nursing home. Discussed are appropriate steps that nursing-home admission evaluators can take to ensure the avoidance of errors in the entrance diagnosis.

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