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Stone analysis
Analysis of the make up of a kidney stone. The most common type of urinary stone is calcium oxalate. The second most common is Uric acid. Knowing the composition of the stone helps develop a strategy for medical treatment and prevention.
Dr. Michael Louie reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stone analysis?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is kidney stone analysis is relevent to follow up care of kidney stone?
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What do I do about dairy if my kidney stone analysis showed calcium?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Doctors have been stumped.. 56 yr old female. passing tiny black "stones" in urine. stone analysis by urologists has come back inconclusive everytime. says they don't think they are stones. on scan only a single stone shows up that hasn't moved in tw?
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A 19-year old male asked:
10years girl with blood in urine , frequency and painwith maturation , is it possible to be stone, urine analysis and abdominal ultrasound requested?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Lg kidney stone removed, 3x3x.5 cm chunk for analysis. Components 70% Whewellinte, 15% Weddellite & 15% Dahllite. What diet restrictions would help?
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A 75-year old female asked:
250 rbc/ul in urine analysis, what does it mean ...my mother has only one kidney the second one was blocked by stone during 30 years...Is it very dang?
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A member asked:
Do kidney stones have any connection with the development of kidney disease? I am a guy in my mid-twenties and I have kidney stones. I've passed two over the past couple years, and after further analysis by my urologist, i'm told that I have 8 more waitin
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A 51-year old male asked:
I have stones in the left kidny lt, s been destroyed by laser but ther are three smole peses left in the kidny how can I get red of lt.
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A 71-year old female asked:
Stone not in gallblatter it 's been removed. What is done to remove the stone in the blatter. Scan showed it to be big?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you tell me how could i lose 2 stones in a couple of months?
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A 59-year old female asked:
I need to lose 10 stone! help!
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A 35-year old asked:
What's done for multiple gall stones?
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A 36-year old asked:
What can help ease the pain of gall stones?
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Gall stones question. What are they made of?
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A 65-year old female asked:
How to remove 7.4 mm stone for a lady aged 65?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there a natural way of doing removal of gall stones?
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A female asked:
I have in gallbleder stone multi pul so how does remov stonere?
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A 28-year old male asked:
3 stones in my kidnye 9.6mm, 5.6mm & 5.5mm. please suggest is it dangerous for me.
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A 40-year old female asked:
What complications could arise from keeping a low functioning gallbladder with no stones?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What is pulp stone?
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How to cure tonsill stone?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Can there be stones in the liver?
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What causes stones in the stomach?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have 3-4mm kitney stone what to do?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Should a 1cm stone be left in kidney?
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A 50-year old asked:
Please help..3mm stone in hemipelvis?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can I do to avoid kidneys stones?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could lecithin be used for gall stones?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can I have beer if I have kidny stones?
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