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2. Kidney stone disease - Wikipedia

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   Kidney stone disease, also known as renal calculus disease, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, is a crystallopathy where a solid piece of material (renal calculus) develops in the urinary tract. [2] Renal calculi typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. [2] A small calculus may pass without causing symptoms. [2]

3. What causes kidney stones? What does kidney stone pain ... - AOL

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   What causes a kidney stone? There are a number of things that form kidney stones. Those with diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity have a higher risk of having kidney stones.

4. Numerous factors can cause kidney disease. Here are the ... - AOL

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   AKI - the other main type of kidney disease - can be caused by dehydration, blood loss, urinary tract obstructions such as kidney stones or blood clots, low blood pressure, or heart disease. It ...

5. Idiopathic hypercalcinuria - Wikipedia

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   The increased saturation of urine with calcium elevates the rate of stone formation within the kidneys, due to the excess calcium precipitating and forming crystals, which develop into larger stones over time. [23] The stones form in the kidneys and leave the body through the urethra, which can cause tremendous amounts of pain. [23]

6. Pyelonephritis - Wikipedia

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   Causes: Bacterial infection [2] Risk factors: Sexual intercourse, prior urinary tract infections, diabetes, structural problems of the urinary tract, spermicide use [2] [3] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms and supported by urinalysis [2] Differential diagnosis: Endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, kidney stones [2] Prevention

7. Kidney stones are rising among children and teens ... - AOL

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   Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful ...