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UrologicalModerate
Kidney Stones
Nephrology · Urological
Moderate
Severity
Common — a frequent urological condition in India, with hot climate and dietary patterns contributing to elevated rates
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Nephrology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by concentrated urine allowing minerals such as calcium
- 2oxalate
- 3or uric acid to crystallise and form stones
- 4most often due to inadequate fluid intake combined with dietary factors. Risk factors include a diet high in salt
- 5animal protein
- 6or oxalate-rich foods
- 7obesity
- 8certain metabolic conditions
- 9family history of kidney stones
- 10and some medications. Hot climates that increase fluid loss through sweating and reduce urine output further raise the risk of stone formation.
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