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Title: Describe how kidney stones are caused.
Post by: rizumidancer on Apr 3, 2019

Describe how kidney stones are caused.



Title: Describe how kidney stones are caused.
Post by: gumpfable on Apr 3, 2019

The kidney filters many chemicals. Substances in the urine crystallize in the renal tubule, often because the concentration of the molecule is higher than normal in the renal tubule. Stones can be made of many different chemicals including calcium or uric acid, or can be caused by kidney infection.