Kidney stones happen when your pee has a high concentration of minerals and other substances -- like calcium, oxalate, and uric acid

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2. Outline of topics
What are kidney stones?
Symptoms of kidney stones
Types of kidney stones
Causes & risk factors of kidney
stones
Kidney stone diagnosis
Kidney stone treatment &
surgery
Preventive measures & home
remedies
Final thoughts
All You Need
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About
Kidney
Stones

3. WHAT ARE KIDNEY
STONES?
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4. Kidney stones are solid crystals that
develop when dissolved minerals build
up in the kidneys. The condition mainly
occurs when a person has low fluid
intake or exercises too much or too
little. Obesity, excessive weight gain,
weight loss surgery, foods with
excessive salt or sugar, and a family
history of this condition are some other
common causes of kidney stones.

5. Symptoms
of kidney
stones
Pain in the groin and
side of the abdomen
Blood in the urine
Vomiting and nausea
Urinary tract infection
(UTI)
Frequent urge to
urinate

6. IF STONES BLOCK THE PASSAGE OF URINE, IT
MAY GIVE RISE TO KIDNEY INFECTION AND
MANIFEST SYMPTOMS WHICH INCLUDE:
Fever and chills due to
infection
Weakness and fatigue
Diarrhoea
Foul-smelling cloudy urine
Symptoms
of kidney
stones

7. TYPES OF KIDNEY
STONES
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8. Types of
kidney
stones
Calcium stones
Uric acid stones
Struvite stones
Cystine stones

9. Causes & risk factors of kidney stones
Kidney stones mainly occur due to dehydration. Some other risk
factors include

10. A family history of kidney stones
Personal history of kidney stones
A high protein and sodium diet with a sedentary
lifestyle
Obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure are
some complications that can give rise to kidney
stones
Pregnancy
Recent digestive system surgery
A health condition that affects the process of
calcium absorption, such as inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) or chronic diarrhoea

11. A physical examination to identify the
area of pain
Urinalysis can divulge the presence of
blood or any infection through a small
urine sample
Image testing such as an X-ray, CT scan,
or ultrasound. Image testing helps in
identifying any sort of structural changes
in the size of the stone.
Various tests can reveal the presence of
kidney stones, such as:
Kidney
stone
diagnosis

12. Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL): SWL is
one of the most recommended kidney
stone treatments in which ultrasound
waves are used to shatter the stone so
that it can easily pass through urine.
Ureteroscopy: While treating kidney
stones by using the ureteroscopy
method, the doctors uses lasers that pass
through a long thin tube from the
urethra to the ureter to break the stones.
The doctor may recommend treatment
options depending upon the severity of the
condition. These include:
Kidney
stone
treatment
&
surgery

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