Explain calcium oxalate, struvite, and uric acid stones

Question 1

Calcium oxalate

Answer 1

80% of kidney stones. Most common. Most have idiopathic calcium urolithiasis, who etiology has not yet been defined.

Question 2

Struvite

Answer 2

created from alkaline environment. (magnesium-ammonium-phosphate as well as varying levels of matrix) matrix forms in an alkaline urine and during infection with a urease-producing bacterial pathogen, such as Proteus, Klebsiella, or Pseudomonas.

Question 3

Uric acid

Answer 3

acidic environment and commonly related to gout. This occurs in people that excrete excessive uric acid in the urine.