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What is kidney-stones? |
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Kidney stones are hard, stone-like masses that can form in one or both kidneys. Kidney stones are fairly common, with about one percent of people in Western countries likely to get them. They are often painless when in the kidney but can cause severe pain as they travel from the kidneys to the bladder. They can also cause bleeding or block the flow of urine.
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What are the causes, incidence and risk factors of kidney-stones? |
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Its causes include:
- Specific Lifestyle Factor
- Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements in excessive doses
- Long periods of inactivity
- Being overweight
- Fasting
- Medical Condition
- Urinary tract infection
- Previous kidney stone
- Gout
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Kidney disease
- High blood pressure
- Chronic diarrhea
- Overactive parathyroid gland
- Certain cancers
- Age
- 20 to 40
- Gender
- Men are 4-5 times more likely to develop calcium or uric acid stones
- Women are more likely to develop struvite stones
- Genetic Factors
- Family members who have had kidney stones or gout
- Ethnic Background
- Caucasian
- Medications
- Antacids
- Some diuretics
- Some steroids
- Thyroid medications
- Some chemotherapy drugs
- Some drugs used to treat HIV |
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What are the symptoms of kidney-stones-Disease? |
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Many kidney stones don't move and are too small to cause symptoms. These are often referred to as "silent" stones.
If a kidney stone causes a blockage, or moves down the ureter, it may cause some of the following symptoms:
- pain or aching in the back on one or both sides,
- spasms of intense pain (anywhere between the bottom of the ribs and the groin),
- bloody, cloudy or smelly urine,
- nausea and vomiting,
- a frequent urge to urinate,
- a burning sensation during urination,
- fever and chills.
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Diagnosis & Tests |
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These include:
- Blood tests: to identify excess amounts of certain chemicals related to the formation of stones.
- Urine analysis: patients are asked to give a urine sample for testing, and may be asked to collect urine over 24 hours to analyse it for the chemicals that cause stones.
- X-rays: stones that contain calcium show up white on the X-ray.
- Intravenous urogram (IVU): an X-ray involving an injection of special dye to show up stones that can't be seen with X-rays alone.
- Ultrasound scan: this uses high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the internal organs.
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How is kidney-stones-Disease cured? |
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What are the complications? |
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