by Dr Fredric Coe | Dec 26, 2020 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
The title is my story’s conclusion. We know that calcium phosphate crystals in plaque, plugs, and the vast majority of stones are hydroxyapatite, yet when we measure supersaturation with respect to calcium phosphate we measure that for brushite, the pretty...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Jun 27, 2014 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
Hard unwanted objects made in the kidneys, stones can cause pain, bleeding, and urinary tract obstruction. Because stone surgery often infects the urinary system, and bacteria easily infect stones retained in the kidneys, infection follow stones like a shadow. Stones...