pleasure of seeing Mr. [Name] for consultation on December‚ 10 2008‚ for his history of kidney stones. Mr. [Name] is a pleasant 70-year-old gentleman who has had a long history of kidney stones‚ and had multiple treatments related to that in the past. He also has a history of tracheomalacia and has a tracheostomy in place. His last shock wave lithotripsy were in the 80’s. He recently had imaging studies demonstrating stones‚ and we had scheduled _____(Nova...) prior to coming in today. He is coming in _____(asymptomatic)
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Figure 1. “Couple of kidney stones on macro shot” Kidney Stones‚ is there a solution? By: Andrew Sailers CHM2046L.904 Instructor: Kia Williams Due: October 7‚ 2014 Introduction Kidney stones are a painful and dangerous urinary disorder that could cause severe cramping‚ block flow of urine‚ and sometimes cause a fever that “about 5 % of American women and 12 % of men suffer from at some point in their lives” (Kidney Stone Disease). “Most small stones measuring less than 5mm or 6mm can persist in
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Don’t Live with Kidney Stones when Relief is Available If you have kidney stones‚ you have a lot of company. Nearly 10 percent of the population suffers with this condition. Kidney stones are mostly created from calcium‚ but they can also develop from uric acid or from struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) crystals related to bacterial infections in the urinary tract. Kidney stones do not cure themselves and when left untreated‚ they can be very painful and even contribute to kidney damage. Surgical
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Renal calculi literally translates to kidney stones. These kidney stones form inside your kidneys but can affect your entire urinary tract as it travels (which includes the bladder‚ urethra‚ and ureters.) Stones form when urine is too rich with minerals and salts causing them to stick together creating a small‚ hard‚ pebble-like sediment. Kidney stones are a collection of proteins and mineral salts that aggregate into a solid crystalline structure. The stones structure is made of two phases‚ crystalline
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Kristan Michele Heil Our Lady of the Lake College Renal Calculi Renal calculi‚ commonly called kidney stones‚ are one of the most common‚ painful disorders of the urinary system. The condition of having kidney stones is referred to as nephrolithiasis. These stones are usually formed inside of the kidney and can be composed of various elements collected in the human body. Some stones may pass right through the urinary system never causing a problem‚ while others may cause a great amount
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the class with the question‚ “Has anyone ever had a kidney stone or been with someone with a kidney stone?” Even in an MBA class with no middle aged students someone will usually have some experience. If not you might quote the Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia that says‚ ” Kidney stones may form when your urine becomes too concentrated with certain substances. These substances may create small crystals that become stones. The kidney stones may not produce symptoms until they begin to move down
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sometimes become infected leading to serious kidney infection called pyelonephritis. When kidney stone passes from the urine collecting system within the kidney into the ureter‚ it can act like a dam. preventing easy flow of urine from the kidney into the bladder. This causes urine to back up‚ increasing pressure and swelling within the kidney. Pain from a kidney stone can be excruciating‚ particularly as the stone is passing through the ureter. Kidney stone pain of this type is referred to as renal
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complaints of flank‚ back‚ or abdominal pain. Radiation‚ characteristics and timing‚ aggravating or relieving factors. Has the patient had any nausea and vomiting‚ possible contributing factors such as dehydration? Is there a previous history of kidney stones? What current or previous treatments have the resident done. I would want to know the general appearance including position‚ vital signs‚ skin color‚ temperature‚ moisture‚ turgor‚ abdominal or costovertebral tenderness. I would also want to know
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study of urinary chemistry on stone forming minerals will provide a good indication of risk of stone formation. Urinary supersaturation with respect to stone-forming constituents is generally considered to be one of the causative factors in calculogenesis. Though supersaturation of stone forming salts in urine is essential‚ abundance of these salts by itself will not always result in stone formation. Various substances in the body have an effect on one or more of the stone forming processes (nucleation
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showing its high nitrogen content (Psufoodscience) 2.2 The negative effects of consuming food with unsafe levels of melamine The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that high levels of melamine can lead to the formation of kidney stones and kidney failure. Cyanuric acid‚ which is formed during the decomposition of melamine in the body‚ will react with melamine that has yet to be decomposed in the
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