Risk Factor & Chemical Equilibbrium
What are They/How Are They Formed?
Symptoms & Why
Treatment
Prevention
100
Give the three main risk factors.
- Family history - Dehydration - High protein sugar and sodium diets
100
What are the four main types of stones and which one is the most common?
- Calcium - Struvite - Uric Acid - Crystine Calcium stones are the most common.
100
What is the most common/important symptom?
Having different coloured urine (pink, brown, red, etc)
100
What is the name of the sound wave treatment option?
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
100
Give two examples of food in richer oxalate.
Rhubarb, spinach and beets
200
What is removed from the blood in the chemical equilibrium?
Phosphate ions
200
Give an example of a stone inhibitor?
Magnesium
200
What does the kidney stone move down?
The ureter
200
Give two natural treatment options for small stones.
Pomegranate juice and a mixture of lemon juice, olive oil, and apple cider.
200
True or False: Diets low in salt and animal protein are bad for kidney prevention.
False, they're good for kidney prevention.
300
True or False: If kidneys remove calcium ions, stones are not formed.
False. Stones are formed.
300
True or False? The more saturated urine, the smaller the stone.
False, the more saturated means larger stone
300
Where does the pain occur?
Lower back, ribs, and genital area
300
How do sound waves treat large kidney stones?
They break them into smaller pieces which then lets them pass through the kidneys.
300
True or False: The darker your urine, the more dehydrated you are.
True
400
Explain why sodium is a risk factor for kidney stones.
Sodium causes the kidney to secrete more calcium in the urine. The highly concentrated calcium then goes to mix with the oxalates and phosphorus to form stones.
400
What are the three different kidney stone sizes?
- Golf-balled size - Small and smooth - Jagged
400
True or False: Blockage increases the pressure in your kidney.
True
400
Why are lemons good for stone treatment?
Lemons decrease the acidity of the urine thus, preventing the formation of uric acid and calcium oxalate stones. They also help you pass lots of urine which get rid of any hard deposits.
400
Why is water important for kidney stone prevention?
It keeps the urine less concentrated with waste products. Also, it doesnt give stone minerals a chance to settle down in the kidney because since you drank lots of water, you go to the bathroom and all the minerals pass through your kidney.
500
Give three reasons why kidney stones are formed
- Low urine volume - High concentration of stone promoters - Low concentration of stone inhibitors
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