Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

Kidney stones form when large amounts of substances like salt accumulate in the kidneys, eventually turning into a stone or crystals. Other diseases cause certain stones, but many of them are formed ...

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

It has been said that experiencing a kidney stone is the closest a man will get to experiencing childbirth, though the pain of a stone is alarming for both sexes. One in 10 people will form a kidney ...

Both gallstones and kidney stones can be very painful. Gallstones are deposits of digestive fluid, while kidney stones are crystals formed from chemicals in the urine. Both types of stones may pass.

Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful condition, ...

On the list of bad bathroom surprises, kidney stones rank pretty high. (Although, tbh, are there any good toilet surprises?) The sensation of something pointy scraping its way through your tender ...

Kidney stones are a common occurrence in a large number of people, but they can be painful. If not treated on time, they can lead to serious complications. Here, the expert helps you to understand the ...

The treatment decision for kidney stones is based on the stone type, severity of the condition, and duration of the symptoms in patients. Though plenty of treatment options are available, the ...

Kidney stones may sound like one of those “it won’t happen to me” problems… until it does. And trust us, anyone who’s had one will tell you it’s an experience you never forget. These tiny, stubborn ...

One of the earliest signs that the kidneys are not functioning the way they should, is the leaking of protein into the urine, medically referred to as proteinuria. In a healthy body, the kidneys ...