Kidney Stones

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Kidneys and Urinary Tract Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/kidneys_urinary.html




2.	Your Kidneys and How They Work National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/index.htm

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Uric Acid Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/uric_acid/test.html




2.	Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm




3.	Calcium Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/calcium/test.html




4.	Abdominal Pain, Short-Term American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/527.xml

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Kidney Stones Glossary American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org/conditions/kidneyglossary.asp




2.	Kidney Diseases Dictionary National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kdictionary/index.htm

Directories

1.	Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organiza National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kuorg/




2.	Find a Urologist American Urological Association http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/

National Institutes of Health

1.	Kidney Stones in Adults National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stonesadults/index.htm




2.	What I Need to Know about Kidney Stones National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stones_ez/index.htm

Organizations

1.	Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation http://www.ohf.org/




2.	National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/




3.	National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/




4.	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/




5.	American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org/

Overviews

1.	Kidney Stones American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org/conditions/kidneystones.asp




2.	JAMA Patient Page: Kidney Stones American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZU1BHGM6E&sub_...

Research

1.	Obesity and Weight Gain Increase Risk for Kidney S American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZNSPIVH4E&sub_...

Specific Conditions

1.	What Is Hyperoxaluria and Oxalosis? Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation http://www.ohf.org/about_disease.html

Statistics

1.	Kidney and Urologic Disease Statistics for the Uni National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/kustats/index.htm

Treatment

1.	Lithotripsy National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=87




2.	Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: What Are the Risks? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00665