EVAN R. GOLDFISCHER, M.D., MBA
UROLOGIST, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, UROLOGY DIVISION, PREMIER MEDICAL GROUP

EVAN R. GOLDFISCHER, M.D., MBA
UROLOGIST, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, UROLOGY DIVISION, PREMIER MEDICAL GROUP

7 Top Risk Factors for Kidney Stones

7 Top Risk Factors for Kidney Stones

Statistics say that one in 10 Americans will have a kidney stone at some time in their lives. Aside from already having had a kidney stone attack, what can increase the odds that a person will have the misfortune to develop stones? Here are a few factors. Age Studies...

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How Are Kidney Stones Diagnosed?

How Are Kidney Stones Diagnosed?

As I’ve written before, kidney stones share many symptoms with urinary tract infections. The way your doctor will be able to know the difference is through an array of diagnostic tests. These tests fall into three general categories: imaging, blood tests, and...

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Is It a UTI or a Kidney Stone?

Is It a UTI or a Kidney Stone?

You wake up one morning with pain in your lower abdomen. When you go to the bathroom, you realize it hurts to pee, and what’s more alarming, when you look at your output, you see that it’s reddish in color. But is it a urinary tract infection, or is it a kidney stone?...

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Women and Kidney Stones: What’s the Risk?

Women and Kidney Stones: What’s the Risk?

Until recently, women had a much lower risk of getting kidney stones than men. But, sorry ladies, your odds of landing a stone are now almost equal to those of men. Why? There are a few reasons. One major reason women are getting stones is because they’re taking...

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The Four Most Common Types of Kidney Stones

The Four Most Common Types of Kidney Stones

If you’ve had an attack of kidney stones, you probably didn’t care what kind of stones they were, as long as they were gone—as soon as possible! But you might be curious to know that not all kidney stones are alike: they don’t look alike, they’re not the same size or...

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Why Do People Get Kidney Stones?

Why Do People Get Kidney Stones?

Over the course of just one year, an estimated 177,496 people over the age of 20 were admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with kidney stones. Statistics also show that approximately 2 million adults were diagnosed with kidney stones during visits with primary care...

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