This blog is going to be about kidney stones. It will outline the effects to the body and pain. I will show the causes and how to prevent it from happening again. How to remove or break up the kidney stone I will also explain. I will also touch on my own personal experience with kidney stones. Kidney stones mostly occur in men, and can cause the most painful experience to a man in his life. This is called Renal colic, and is often compared to the pain of delivering a baby. Kidney stones cause a blockage in the ureter, which causes several problems to the bladder. It is mostly just pain and it blocking urine from flowing, however bleeding does also occur. Symptoms are severe pain in the groin area, infection, and inflammation. Kidney stones
Many people never find out that they have had stones in their kidneys. Some stones are small enough to flow through the kidney without ever causing any pain. These are called "silent stones"(Ford-Martin & Odle, 2005) Kidney stones cause problems when they get in the way of the normal flow of urine. They can block the flow through the ureter that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. “The kidney is not accustomed to experiencing any pressure. When pressure builds from backed-up urine, it causes hydronephrosis” (Ford-Martin & Odle, 2005). If the kidney is subjected to this pressure for a while, there may be damage to the fragile kidney structures. When the kidney stone is lodged further down the ureter, the backed-up urine may also cause the ureter to swell. Because the ureter is a musc...
Throughout the novel Swallowing Stones, Michael is faced with problem after problem. Each problem that occurs, he must make choice after choice. Michael is faced with a position that he must make the choice that will change the course of his indefinitely. Michael soon finds out the mystery death of Charlie Ward. Soon Michael starts asking himself the question “Could he be Charlie Ward’s Killer?” Michael is sure of it. He is now faced with the ultimate consequences that he must face. He knows that if he turns himself he might be let off easy. But then Joe gets him thinking about how easy it would be to just get away with it. He knows that there is know way that they could ever trace that bullet back to his Grandfathers antique rifle, or could they.
Urinary Tract Infection, also known as UTI, occurs in two common locations, the bladder and kidneys. The kidneys are important organs that aid in filtering out waste products from blood and maintaining water distribution throughout the body. The waste products are filtered out via bladder, which is the reason of the bladder being the second site for the infection. A normal human being has two kidneys, one on left and right side, a bean shaped organ, and is located at the back of the abdomen. “Each kidney is about 11.5 cm long, 5-7.5 cm broad, 5 cm thick, and weight about 150 grams” (HealthInfoNet, Paragraph 2). Furthermore, a bacterium named Escherichia coli lives in both the kidneys and the GI tract. E. coli is part of the human body and produces
There are several symptoms that may indicate that you have a kidney stone such as bloody urine, pain while urinating, a fever with chills, urine that smells or is cloudy, or sharp pain in lower abdomen or back. These symptoms may continue for an extended or short period of time and may cause nausea or vomiting when the pain is present. Kidney stones may pass by themselves and cause no pain or maybe just a little, or being a larger stone, can get stuck somewhere along the urinary tract, causing a lot of pain. When a kidney stone gets stuck, it blocks urine from flowing and can cause very intense pain or bleeding. High levels of oxalate, phosphorus and calcium in the urine can lead to forming kidney stones along with certain types of food, family history of stones, digestive complications, a blockage in your urinary tract, or lack of fluids in the body.
The urinary tract makes and stores urine, which is one of the waste products of the body. Urine is made in the kidneys and travels down the ureters to the bladder. The urethra in a male is about 8 inches (20cm) long and opens at the end of the penis. The urethra provides an exit for urine as well as semen during ejaculation (Urology Health, 2014). Normal urine is sterile and contains no bacteria. However, bacteria may get into the urine from the urethra and travel into the bladder, causing an infection. A bladder infection is known as cystitis and a kidney infection is known as pyelonephritis (Elsevier, 2010).
This article describes the choices for treatment: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplantation. It gives the pros and cons of each. It also discusses diet and paying for treatment. It gives tips for working with your doctor, nurses, and others who make up your health care team. It provides a list of groups that offer information and services to kidney patients. It also lists magazines, books, and brochures that you can read for more information about treatment.
In Swallowing Stones, the Fourth of July is a magical holiday all over our country, and a lot of people love to shoot off their guns to celebrate. Michael Mackenzie shoots off his new rifle into the air thinking nothing of it; Suddenly, four blocks away, Charlie Ward looks down at his daughter then collapses. However, In The Wave, Gordon High School has a teacher who takes his authority way too far in an experiment with his students that turns the whole school. This now gives Laurie Saunders a choice, stay true to herself, or do what everyone else is doing. However, The Wave doesn’t happen everyday, accidental shootings do. High school is a very tricky time, and students have so much to learn, especially about life. Also, they do not know enough
The components of the urinary tract from the renal pelvis is the urethra, ureter, urinary bladder and renal pelvis. The urinary bladder is the muscular sac in the pelvic cavity that serves as a storage for urine. The urethra is the tube muscle and membrane extending from the bladder to the urinary meatus which is the external opening of the urinary system. The male urethra is approximately 20 cm and the females' urethra is approximately 3cm long. The ureter is two narrow and muscular tubes that carry the newly formed urine from the renal pelvis in each kidney to the urinary bladder. The renal pelvis connects the kidneys to the ureter at the concave of the hilum. Daniel was diagnosed with urolithiasis, the presence of kidney stones in the urinary
Kidney stones have been affecting humans since the dawn of time. In 1901 an archeologist found stones in an old Mummy in Al Amrah Egypt. Back then, stones were present but there was no way of treatment like there is now (History of Kidney Stones). A kidney stone is a deposit of certain minerals in the kidney and these deposits eventually form crystals. This is caused by “too much waste in too little liquid” (Kidney Stones). This means that the concentration of urine is too high. This can be caused by dehydration or over consumption of certain minerals. This is a problem because passing a stone causes intense pain and is harmful to the body and the kidney itself (Kidney Stones). Today, scientists have an understanding on how stones
A urinary tract infection is a very common infection that can happen to anybody. A urinary tract infection usually occurs when bacteria enters the urethra and multiples in the urinary system. The Urinary tract includes the kidneys, the thin tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder (ureters), and the main tube that carries the urine from the bladder (urethra). Women, men, and children are all immune to this infection. Women have the highest chances of getting it. In the Urinary tract, the main links of the ureters help get rid of any bacteria that tries to enter the urine, and the bladder helps prevent urine from backing up into the kidneys.
Kidney stones are a result from the chemicals found in the urine. These chemicals are uric acid, calcium, phosphorus and oxalic acid. Kidney stone are tiny and hard deposits found in the kidney. They allow the urine to become concentrated and make the minerals and chemicals to crystallize and stick together.
Cystitis is the medical term for inflammation of the urinary bladder. Most of the time, the inflammation is caused by a bacterial infection, and it’s called a urinary tract infection. A bladder infection can be painful and annoying, and it can become a serious health problem if the infection spreads to your kidney.
This is an overview of the spinal deformation called Scoliosis. What Scoliosis is as a whole, as well as a breif mention of other spinal deformations that are in a similar catagory as Scoliosis. The causes of scoliosis, and how it develops in people who suffer from the deformation. How Scoliosis is diagnosed and the symptoms it causes people to suffer in cases that are both mild and severe; are all topics that'll be covered.
Kidney cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the kidney that is cancerous (malignant). Unlike noncancerous (benign) tumors, malignant tumors can spread to other parts of your body. The kidneys are the organs that filter your blood and keep it clean. They move waste out of your blood and into your urine. Urine passes from the kidneys, through the ureters, and into the bladder. When you urinate, these wastes leave the body.
Kidney Function Introduction and definition of terms: The kidneys are the main organs in the urinary system. They filter waste products out of blood from the renal artery. These are then excreted. Useful solutes are reabsorbed into the blood. They also have a major homeostatic role in the body, and help to control the water content (osmoregulation) and pH of the blood.