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Kidney Stones

By: Ashley Chalifour & Lisa Stoneham. Kidney Stones. Description. Kidney stones are buildups of calcium in the urine. Large Kidney Stone-almost an inch. Small Kidney Stone-0.1 centimeters. Causes: Heredity. Causes: Geographical Location. Yellow = the stone belt. Causes: Diet.

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Kidney Stones

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  1. By: Ashley Chalifour & Lisa Stoneham Kidney Stones

  2. Description Kidney stones are buildups of calcium in the urine

  3. Large Kidney Stone-almost an inch Small Kidney Stone-0.1 centimeters

  4. Causes: Heredity

  5. Causes: Geographical Location Yellow = the stone belt

  6. Causes: Diet

  7. Causes: Diuretics and Other Medications

  8. Diagnosis: Doctors will ask for a person’s history, give them a physical examination, A laboratory evaluation, Or advise a kidney X-Ray.

  9. Treatments: Fluid Intake, Diet and Medication Most stones pass in 3-6 weeks by themselves

  10. Treatment: Surgery Newest surgical treatment: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (EWSL)

  11. Picture Citations -http://www.drrajmd.com/conditions/kidney/kidneystones/kidneystones/17091.jpg -http://myhealth.ucsd.edu/library/healthguide/en-us/images/media/medical/hw/h9991359_001.jpg -http://www.guicide.com/photos/2005-10-14%20Kidney%20Stone.jpg -http://bobbeckstead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kidneystone.jpg -http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_on_2_26_2005_13_38_09/DNA8-400.jpg71abe163-6969-448a-8c20-b7209efeefb0Large.jpg -http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/images/2008/07/14/kidneybelt.jpg -http://www.afrmc.org/images/calcium.gif -http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/daily/graphics/diet_042005.gif -http://www.almamata.net/news/system/files/stethoscope.jpg -http://www.jewishhospital.org/myjewishhospital/images/Rad-32.jpg -http://www.hmiworld.org/hmi/issues/nov-dec07/Images/medication.jpg -http://fausey.wsps.org/web/images/stories/food_pyramid.jpg -http://www.alabamawatersolutions.com/images/Glass%20of%20water.jpg -http://www.urologiadolo.it/eswl.jpg -http://yourtech.typepad.com/main/WindowsLiveWriter/Windowsmonopolylinkedtokidne ystones_10A83/KidneyStone1a%5B2%5D.jpg

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