PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT ARE KIDNEY STONES
- Solid piece of material
- Forms in the kidney
- Vary in size and shape
- Small as sand
- Big as golf ball
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- Yellow or brown
- Jagged or smooth
- on either side of your spine
- 4 types of stones
CALCIUM
- Most common
- Calcium build up in kidneys
URIC ACID
- Forms when too much of acid in urine
- Eating too much meat, fish, and shellfish
STRUVITE
- Forms sometimes after kidney infections
CYSTINE
- Genetic disorder
- Cystine leaks through kidneys into urine
URINARY TRACT
- Body's drainage system
- Removes wastes and extra water
- Stones get stuck here
URETHRA
- Tube that drains urine from bladder
- Stones can get stuck here too
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- High levels of calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus
- Some foods can cause them
- Genetic
- Urinary tract infections-can get them later
- Blockage if urinary tract
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- Digestive problems
- Not getting enough fluids
- Certain medicines can cause them
- Too much vitamin C
- Body turns vitamin C into oxalate
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- Men are in greater risk of getting stones
HOW TO AVOID KIDNEY STONES
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- Get more fluids
- Not too much sodium, animal protein, or oxalate
- 2-3 liters of fluids a day
- Citrus drinks
AVOIDING CALCIUM OXALATE STONES
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- Reduce sodium
- Reduce animal protein
- Avoid high oxalate
AVOIDING CALCIUM PHOSPHATE STONES
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- Reduce sodium
- Reduce animal protein
- Get enough calcium
AVOIDING URIC ACID STONES
SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY STONES
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- Pain while urinating
- Blood in urine
- Sharpe pain in back or lower abdomen
- Nausea
- Vomiting
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- Fever
- Chills
- Some stones you can't feel
- Could be kidney stones or worse
TREATMENT OF KIDNEY STONES
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- If small enough, may not need treatment
- Depends on what it's made of
- Treated by doctor or urologist
- Pain medicines
- Drinking A LOT to get it to move
SHOCK WAVE TREATMENT
- Breaks up the stone into small pieces
- Can then urinate them out
- Used when stones are damaging the kidney
- Or when blocking the flow of urine
- If in A LOT of pain
URETEROSCOPY
- Long tube to find the stone
- Goes through urethra and bladder to ureter
- Can remove it
- Or break it apart into small pieces
- Uses laser energy
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