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4 days since I was diagnosed with a kidney stone stuck in my ureter and I have experienced such a wide range of responses from health professionals. In many ways I wish a vet was in charge of my care. A thread:
1/ turned up at a&e on Sunday morning in agonising pain which started at 6:30am. The triage nurse I saw told me “you can stop crying now” and walked off leaving me without pain relief. Eventually after begging I received a small dose of oral codeine…
2/ proceeded to spend the next 3-4 hours crying and unable to sit still in the waiting room due to renal colic I eventually saw a lovely doctor who thought it was unlikely I had a stone on account of me being a 24yo female, but 10 minutes later when the next wave of uncontrolled
🤔🔬Why are kidney stones so interesting?
Because the 🔑tubules > glomeruli
Disagree if you like, but it’s true.
A short thread on some mechanisms associated with calcium stones...
#nephtwitter #FOAMed #MedEd #uronephrology #kidneystone #nephrolith
Because the 🔑tubules > glomeruli
Disagree if you like, but it’s true.
A short thread on some mechanisms associated with calcium stones...
#nephtwitter #FOAMed #MedEd #uronephrology #kidneystone #nephrolith
Which is a risk factor for calcium oxalate stones?
Correct!
Risk factors for calcium oxalate stones classically include 📌hypercalciuria and 📌hyperoxaluria along with 💧low urine volume.
#Hypercalciuria can stem from a LOT of different causes and clinical settings. The most common in adults is idiopathic.
Risk factors for calcium oxalate stones classically include 📌hypercalciuria and 📌hyperoxaluria along with 💧low urine volume.
#Hypercalciuria can stem from a LOT of different causes and clinical settings. The most common in adults is idiopathic.
