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Kidney Stone Disease Say NO to Stones! /
This practical guide helps readers take charge of their health and explores the best ways to eliminate this painful disease. Kidney Stone Disease: Say NO to Stones! looks at the formation and prevention of the four major types of kidney stones, explores several different treatment options including...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2015. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Section A. My personal encounter with the Medical Profession, Surgery and Pain
- 1. Room #2: The test I could not study for
- 2. Visiting the other side: The roller coaster ride continues!
- Section B. The significance of Stone Disease
- 3. The Urinary Tract: The Inside Story!
- 4. Rock of Ages: Stones have stood the test of time!
- 5. Facts and Figures: Stones by the numbers!
- 6. Urinary Tract Stones: From the invisible to the clearly distinct and discernible stone!
- 7 Stone Characteristics: Not all stones are created equal!.- Section C. Risk factors, Risk Group
- 8. Metabolic and Hereditary Factors: Are you stone prone?
- 9. The Stone Belt
- 10. Sex and Stones: Sex and stones may break your bones, but water will not harm you!
- 11. Pregnancy and Stones: Stubborn Stone Situations
- 12. Children and Elderly with Stones: Stones for the Ages!
- 13. Obesity and stones: Losing the waist is more than weight!
- Section D. The Work-up
- 14. Symptoms: Listen to how your stone is communicating with you!
- 15. The incidental Stone- It may not be so insignificant!
- 16. Stone Disease Imaging: There is more to x-rays than what we see!
- Section E. Treatment
- 17. Who, what, where and when to treat: Who should be my Urologist? Pick your doc to break your rock!
- 18. Meeting your expectations: What to anticipate before, during and after treatment!
- 19. Medical Therapy: Mind your Medicines!
- 20.The Surgical Procedure: No Doc, No Shock!
- 21. Treatment of Complex Stones: Location, Location, Location!
- 22. Ureteral Stents: To stent or not to stent, that is a great question!
- 23. Managing your pre-operative and post-operative pain
- Section F. Prevention
- 24. Stop the Stones! Necessary tests to determine your risk for stones
- 25. Hydration: Why we drink, when to drink, what to drink, and how much to drink, that is the question!
- 26. Complimentary Medicine: A Natural and Healthy approach to Stone Prevention
- 27. Nutrition Recommendations to Prevent Kidney Stones: Realistic dietary goals and expectations
- 28. Diet Fads and Stones: Is your diet all cracked up to what it is supposed to be?
- 29. Maintain control: Managing your expectations!
- Section G. Bonus
- 30. Update: What is new on the horizon.- 31. Special Stone Stories
- 32. Billing, Coding and Your Stone: What the Patient should know!
- 33. ObamaCare and your stone: Good news, bad news!.