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Nephrolithiasis
Alternate Names : Kidney Stones, Renal Calculi, Stones - Kidney
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Nephrolithiasis Diagnosis & Tests
Pain may be severe enough to require narcotics. There may be tenderness when the abdomen or back is touched. If stones are severe, persistent, or recurrent, there may be signs of kidney failure.
Stones or obstruction of the ureter may appear on:
Tests may reveal high levels of calcium in the blood or urine.
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• Nephrolithiasis Symptoms & Signs
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• Nephrolithiasis Diagnosis & Tests
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• Nephrolithiasis Prognosis
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• Acute Gouty Arthritis
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Acute Unilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Bladder Stones
• Cystinuria
• Injury - Kidney and Ureter
• Nephrocalcinosis
• Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
• Urinary Tract Infection
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Film
• Abdominal MRI
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Intravenous Pyelogram
• RBC - Urine
• Uric Acid
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Back Pain - Low
• Chemotherapy
• Fever
• Flank Pain
• Groin Pain
• Intravenous
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Obesity
• Pain Medications
• Renal
• Testicle Pain
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urination - Difficulty with Flow
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urination - Painful
• Urine - Abnormal Color
• Urine - Bloody
Review Date : 10/17/2003
Reviewed By : Irfan A. Agha, M.D., Department of Medicine, Renal Division, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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