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kidney stone
A 56-year-old male asked:
Dr. Peter Sadow answered
16 years experience in Pathology
Big one: It will require intervention to excise. Also, get your calcium and parathyroid hormone levels checked.
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A male asked:
Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
16 years experience in Pain Management
Nephrolithiasis : Drink plenty of water. Catch the stone when you can and get it analyzed. Let us know if its calcium oxalate or some other forms of stone. Depending ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ryan Stanton answered
17 years experience in Emergency Medicine
Water: There are many foods to avoid or cut back. I would suggest googling those. Really the most important thing is hydration with plenty of water. Rarely, ... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Madhu Kandarpa answered
8 years experience in Nephrology and Dialysis
See Urology: If symptomatic need to se urology ; may need intervention depending upon the location. If recurrent to see a nephrologist for special testing and trea ... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gerald Mandell answered
51 years experience in Nuclear Medicine
Minerals: A kidney stone is hard mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine within the urinary tract. Kidney stones may contain various combinati ... Read More
A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Lin answered
50 years experience in Urology
What do you mean?: Do you mean how to remove kidney stone or how kidney stone is formed? Kidney stone is formed and resulted from genetic factors and lifestyle leading t ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ryan Polselli answered
14 years experience in Radiology
Check with doctor: I have never seen a 7 cm kidney stone before, but I have seen a 7 millimeter stone accidentally reported as 7 cm. Having said that, i guess anything i ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. S. Smiley Thakur answered
30 years experience in Nephrology and Dialysis
Yes: And too big to pass on its own.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Ruth answered
21 years experience in Internal Medicine
Kidney stones: Usually a kidney stone is calcium oxalate, but, you need a work up with an u/a, and sma21 to confirm that you do have an issues.. Follow up with pmd ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. K. Mujib Haque answered
23 years experience in Internal Medicine
Yes but not easily : Less than 5mm pass spontaneously. 5-10 might need help. lots of water. Bigger than 10mm mostly will need urologist
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