Orthophosphate is mainly used to reduce the level of calcium in the urine. As we know, one of the causes of calcium kidney stones formation is high level of calcium in the urine. One of the Orthophosphate base drug that commonly used and prescribe by the doctor is Neutra-Phos.
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One of efficient method to removed kidney stones is through percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, but some of us might know this method as percutaneous nephrolithotomy. For common people, those names look very similar, there for lots of them become mislead and thought those names have same interpretation. So what is the different between percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and percutaneous [...]
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I bet, everybody knows about Sodium bicarbonate or in friendly word, baking soda. Especially for housewife, because baking soda is widely knows as one of famous cooking ingredients. But not many people know that baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) is also useful to prevent uric acid kidney stones from being developed.
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When dealing with kidney stones, the doctors might suggest you with several method to removing kidney stones, such as Ureteroscopy, Lithotripsy, Ultrasonic lithotripsy, Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), etc, although it still depend on the patient condition and their medical background. But there is another method that becomes un-popular during… Continue reading
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ESWL procedure or Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy is one of method that used sound waves to remove kidney stones. It will break the kidney stones into small fragment, which can easily pass from the body through urine. This stone fragment usually takes a few weeks to flow out from the body, depend on the size of [...]
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One of the test or examination to determine the present of kidney stones is Retrograde Pyelogram. In this test, doctor will use a dye to find out is there any blocking material on patient urinary tract which is could bring much problem to the patient, such as kidney Continue reading
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