Identifying your kidney stone type is essential for determining treatment options if you’re in the middle of passing a stone and constructing a plan to prevent future stones.
You must use visual identification and chemical analysis to understand the root causes of your kidney stones. There is no specific order to this.
If this is your first kidney stone, you can also use density-based identification to start the process. However, it is not definitive enough for prevention purposes.
To get started, select your situation: Passing a Kidney Stone or Kidney Stone Prevention from the Course Content below:
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