Kidney Stones Essay

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Kidney Stones: Causes and Prevention Alicia Krone Everglades University Abstract This paper discusses the causes and preventions of kidney stones. Kidney stones are becoming much more common and in a broader age group of people. Children and pregnant women even have specific stones that usually cause a problem. Diagnostics are important and usually done through a urine sample and some type of imaging is required. Diet changes and hydration are helpful ways to prevent and treat kidney stones once the type of stone is identified. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential to fixing the problem and also decreasing the risk of renal disease and chronic kidney disease. Keywords: Kidney stones, causes, prevention, types of kidney stones, treatment of kidney stones Kidney Stones Kidney stones are becoming more and more common. The ages of people suffering from kidney stones are also becoming younger and younger. It is estimated that ten to fifteen percent of people in the United States will develop kidney stones, although it seems to be trending higher. There are few different types of kidney stones. The treatment of nephrolithiasis, kidney stones, is largely based on the type of stone that is formed. The best way to find out which type a person has is to take a sample of the urine to see what kind of conditions there are in the urine. If a stone can be captured either by passing or retrieval it makes figuring out what to do about them for each individual easier. Characteristically, there is cramping and intermittent abdominal pain associated when the stone is traveling down the urinary tract. There can be swelling caused by the stones. Sometimes the stones can cause blockages and even cause infections. A good way to think about a kidney stone is that it is similarly shaped to a sea urchin. It travels down a narrow tube intended only for urine. As it

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