cystolithiasis

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guys..need help here...bout cystolithiasis...help me guys coz i got this ward class for tommorow then i aint got any information bout it expect its definition...i really need an straight answer coz i've been surfing forolmost an hour yt i cant still have an exact and clear answer..help here guys..please..thanks who dares to gave an info...weeeeeeeeee...

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Sorry, I don't know anything about it. But I did google it and came back with 569 entries.

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Kidney stone, a gall stone is choleythiasis.

This patient is forming kidney stones. Simple as that.

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cystolithiasis

I just took my MED TERM final yesterday, let's test my knowledge....

cyst/o - bladder

lith - stone

-iasis - abnormal condition

Hmmm. The abnormal condition of bladder stones?:idea:

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Kidney stones are abnormal. They form in the kidney, and move down the ureter to the bladder. If they do not cause too much pain in their travels, and then are extreted via the urethra, otherwise they need to be removed by a surgical procedure, or lithotripsy.

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