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Kidney Stones : Causes

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Causes could include:
Kidney stones can form when urine contains too much of certain substances. These substances can create small crystals that become stones.
Source:ADAM
Date:January 14, 2009
A diagnosis of kidney stones is based on the patient's history of the severe distinctive pain associated with the stones. Diagnosis includes laboratory examination of a urine sample and an x-ray examination.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Kidney stones can be composed of a variety of substances. The most common types of kidney stones include: Calcium stones.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Kidney stones can be composed of a variety of substances. The most common types of kidney stones include: Calcium stones.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Idiopathic hypercalciuria is the presence of excess calcium in the urine without obvious cause.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 14, 2007
Cystinuria is a condition passed down through families in which stones form in the the kidney, ureter, and bladder. It is an autosomal recessive disorder.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 22, 2007
Cystinuria is a relatively common inherited disorder characterized by the formation of cystine urinary tract.stones that can lead to obstruction, infection, and eventual loss of renal function.In cystinuria there is a defect in the movement of cys...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Cystinuria is an inborn error of amino acid transport that results in the defective absorption by the kidneys of the amino acid called cystine. The name means"cystine in the urine.".Cystine is an amino acid.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Cystinuria is a relatively common inherited disorder characterized by the formation of cystine urinary tract stones that can lead to obstruction, infection, and eventual loss of renal function.In cystinuria there is a defect in the movement of cys...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
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