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| Analyzing the Chemical Make-up of kidney Stones |
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JamesDav |
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Analyzing the chemical make-up up of a stone involves the process of acquiring a kidney stone and testing it in the laboratory to discover its composition. A kidney stone may be collected when it passes out naturally, or is extracted through surgery. Studying the make and type of the stone throws light on the causes of stone occurrence. Moreover, this knowledge can be optimally utilized by taking the right course of treatment in accordance to the type of stone found. In addition, it also furnishes grounds for further study and research to discover kidney stone preventive measures. Thus, a Kidney stone analysis is conducted to meet the following objectives:-
Determine the chemical composition of the kidney stone.
Provide insight regarding the causes of stone formation.
Helps define the treatment to be adopted to relief the patient.
Provides grounds for conducting further research to help discover definitive preventive measures and cures.
Kidney stones are formed due to the saturation of certain chemicals in the urine. These chemicals tend to crystallize and clump together to form kidney stones. The stone may be as small as a grain or may grow large enough to resemble a golf ball. The stone, when small may pass from the kidneys to the narrow ureter that takes it to the urethra whence the stone passes out of the body while urinating. This natural passing out of the stone may be painless without the patient ever suffering any symptoms or may cause excruciating pain. Besides the pain, other symptoms of kidney stones include blood in the urine, pain while urinating and an urgency to urinate.
If a kidney stone is diagnosed, you must strain your urine to check for any kidney stones that may pass out. Your kidney stone strainer may reveal stones in the form of tiny grains of gravel like pieces. Any such residue must be kept dry in a vial or plastic pouch and submitted to your urologist for laboratory tests to discover its composition. This kidney stone sample provided by you will be cleaned of all blood or tissue and analyzed to determine its chemical makeup.
There are no risks associated with kidney stone analysis. There are several benefits as have already mentioned above. Before taking on any kind of home-therapy or natural therapy, it is advisable to consult your doctor and dietician, who can correctly guide your dietary changes to ensure the best possible treatment for kidney stones, at the same time preventing recurrence.
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