by Dr Fredric Coe and Jill Harris, LPN | Aug 11, 2019 | For Doctors, For Patients
Middle age 45 – 65, not the usual time to form your first kidney stone. The average for new stone onset is 35, with a spread of about 12 years, so by 45 you might think the odds are in your favor. But not always. Sometimes they start late, even into your fifties...
by Dr Fredric Coe | Jun 29, 2015 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
If you want a comprehensive view of what kidney stones are and how they are made, I have put together various of the articles in this by now rather large site to make up a kind of story, or narrative, or, as I like to think of it, a walking tour. Read in the order I suggest, and take a look at the few narrator comments and I promise a nice overview of the topic. More will come if people seem to like this format.
by Dr Fredric Coe | Jun 11, 2014 | For Doctors, For Patients, For Scientists
How bad is kidney stone analysis? I have pointed out the crucial importance of kidney stone analysis. Likewise, if possible, I analyse every stone because crystal type can change. But does this not raise the obvious question: How good are stone analysis labs? At first...
