Kidney Stones: No! Please, NO!

The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.See omnystudio ...  Show more

Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who all exhibit the same physical symptoms of non-existent conditions. Is it psychosomatic? Is it group think?See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more

Kidney stones are urinary tract blockages known for causing a lot of pain, but it's the blockage itself (not the sharpness of the stones) that does it. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/kidney-urin ...  Show more

Passing a kidney stone is excruciating! Here are some tips to reduce the chances that you'll ever have to endure that pain or relive past misery.Read the transcript at https://quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/prevention/prevent-kidney-stones-dietCheck out all the Quick and Di ...  Show more

<div><span class= "author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zpfz80zz75zz76zz88znwz72zz80zz89zz82zg1z84zvz79zz81zrl5z84zz90zz86zxlgz73zz76zn"> Kidney stones can be incredibly painful, and unfortunately, many people will deal with them at some point in their lives.</span></div> ...  Show more

In this podcast, Dr Keith Rourke discusses the signs, symptoms and the differential diagnosis of an acute kidney stone episode. After listening, learners will be able to: describe some of the imaging studies available to diagnose renal and ureteral calculi list the classes of som ...  Show more