Medical
• If present, prevent infection-induced struvite and calcium phosphate carbonate by repeating urine cultures and administering antibiotics when needed.
• Next, select therapy to minimize the urolith center (see recommendations for specific mineral types at z.umn.edu/mnurolithRX).
• Then, make adjustments in therapy to prevent the body, shell or bands without opposing therapy to prevent the center (e.g. urine specific gravity (less than 1.030), pH (greater than or equal to 6.5), and medications.)