KIDNEY STONE (UROLITHIASIS)
Kidney stone disease ,also known as Urolithiasis ,is when a solid piece of material develops in the urinary tract.Kidney stone typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream.
CAUSES
GENETIC FACTOR
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR
OTHER RISK FACTOR
HIGH URINE CALCIUM LEVEL
OBESITY
CALCIUM SUPPLIMENTS
HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
GOUT
LACK OF WATER IN TAKE
Stones forms in the kidney when minerals in urine are at high concentration.
PREVENTION
Plenty of fluid intake
Thiazide diuretics
Citrate
Allopurinol
a patient required surgery to remove a calculus which was blocking urine flow which of the...
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In May 2013, Patient Smith had surgery with employed physicians at CCA Memorial Hospital to remove part of her seventh rib because of a precancerous lesion. But instead, physicians removed part of her eighth rib. This is surprising, because the correct rib had been marked before surgery with metal coils and dye. Patient Smith will have to undergo a second surgery to remove the correct rib. The Risk Management Department at CCA is trying to determine how to proceed. Part...
a 67 y.o. female patient who presents with c/o dyspnea and a chronic cough for weeks. She is a smoker since she was a teenager. This is a follow-up visit after testing has been completed. Testing completed included: Pulmonary Function Testing which show a definite blockage in her airflow; A Chest X-Ray which shows a lesion Bronchoscopy washings which showed malignant cells. Histology is a squamous cell carcinoma Her diagnosis is bronchogenic lung cancer. 1. Why did this patient have...
a 67 y.o. female patient who presents with c/o dyspnea and a chronic cough for weeks. She is a smoker since she was a teenager. This is a follow-up visit after testing has been completed. Testing completed included: Pulmonary Function Testing which show a definite blockage in her airflow; A Chest X-Ray which shows a lesion Bronchoscopy washings which showed malignant cells. Histology is a squamous cell carcinoma Her diagnosis is bronchogenic lung cancer. This patient is scheduled for surgery,...
The provider orders to maintain urine output ≥ 1 cc/kg/hr. The patient weighs 20 kg and over the past 6 hours, the total urine output was 100 ml. Did the patient maintain the required urine output?
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