The Kidneys
Most common type of kidney stone
Calcium Oxalate
Located one on either side of the back of your abdomen; Filter your blood and make urine.
Kidneys
Presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
Comorbidity
Name a common etiology of a kidney stone
Diet, Obesity, Dehydration, Medication, Comorbidity
Two thin tubes inside your pelvis that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder.
Ureters
Blood in the urine
Hematuria
Name a treatment for a small kidney stone
Heavy water consumption and pain relievers
Holds the body’s urine; expands as it fills up.
Bladder
Surgical removal of large kidney stone
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Erythropoietin
The tube that carries urine from the bladder to excretion.
Urethra
Medical name for a kidney stone
Nephrolithiasis