Question 1

what are the tests for urolithiasis?

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Urinary & radiologic: Urinalysis to detect presence of blood or cystine, microscopy can detect crystals. Timed urinary excretion, commonly 24 hrs,  for calcium, uric acid, citrate or oxalates. Kidney & bladder ultrasound, plain abdominal x-ray (kub) and most reliable of all is abdominal ct scan.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of urolithiasis?

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Variable: May be asymptomatic, but can cause the worst colicky pain conceivable, often with nausea, vomiting and inability to achieve a comfortable position.  Can cause blood in urine and urinary symptoms when stone approaches bladder.

Question 3

what is meant by  bilateral urolithiasis?

Accepted Answer

Stones, both sides.: Urolithiasis are stones in the urinary tract, such as a kidney stone, ureteral stone, or bladder stone.  Bilateral means both sides. Since the body has two kidneys, one of the left and one on the right, the phrase "bilateral urolithiasis" could simply mean that there is a kidney stone on the left and right sides of the body.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: urolithiasis?

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Stone in u-tract...: Urolithiasis is Uro (urinary) + lithiasis (stone formation = urinary stone formation resulting usually from kidney functional defects in stone-inhibiting substance and acidity aumation and adjustment leading to insufficienty in disscolving certain chemicals like calcium oxalate, Ca-phosphate, Ca-carbonate, uric acid, etc., but certain UTI or presence of foreign body may facilitate stone formation.

Question 5

what is varicocele urolithiasis?

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No such thing: Urolithiasis means presence of stones in the urinary tract, i.e. In the kidney, ureter or bladder. More rarely in the urethra. A varicocele is an abnormality of the spermatic vein or veins and is not connected or part of the urinary tract.

Question 6

my xray highlights a discrete  left renal pelvicalyceal ectasia not associated with urolithiasis?

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Likely insignificant: Depends on degree of pelvi-calyceal ectasia. No problem if mild or moderate, but might require further investigation if this is in fact moderate or severe hydronephrosis (swelling containing urine). Some radiologists use these terms interchangeably.

Question 7

what causes add?

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Don't really know: The actual cause of adhd is really unknown. Spect scans have been able to show abnormalities in the frontal lobe of those with adhd, but this doesn't explain cause. It is believed to be a chemical, rather than purely a behavioral disorder. Theories on cause are endless from diet, genetics, vitamin deficiency, toxin exposure, fetus development, etc.

Question 8

what causes shocking pains

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Nerve irritation: Usually "electric shock" type pains have a component of nerve irritation involved.

Question 9

what causes a wound to weep?

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Swelling: Not a lot of information from your question. Going to presume the weeping is clear liquid in which case it's likely that the wound is near a swollen limb such as a venous ulcer of the leg. Need to control the swelling with a compressive bandage to affect healing.

Question 10

what causes hoffa's disease?

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Hoffa's Disease: "It is probably caused by repetitive micro trauma resulting in inflammatory, haemorrhagic and fibrous changes to Hoffa's fat pad. The final outcome of the disease is an osteochondroma."  REF:   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211568414002009

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