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QuestionChoice
These type of renal stones are radio-lucent, meaning they are often not visible on X-ray, ultrasound or CT scans.
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d
Indinavir
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This is the correct answer. The patient has severe intermittent loin to groin pain, which suggests a diagnosis of renal stones. A past medical history of gout makes uric acid the most likely composition of these stones.
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a
Uric acid
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This type of renal stone occurs in patients with homocystinuria, an autosomal recessive inherited disorder that predisposes individuals to recurrent renal stones and urinary tract infections. This patient is more likely to have uric acid renal stones, as they have a past medical history of gout.
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b
Cysteine
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This type of renal stone often results in large, staghorn calculi. They are more likely to occur if the patient has recurrent upper urinary tract infections.
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c
Struvite
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Magnesium is not a significant component of most renal stones.
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e
Magnesium
Concept
Chapter
2693
4413
Renal Stones
Topic
142
Nephrology
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A 31-year-old female presents to A&E with severe lower abdominal pain that began earlier in the day. She describes it as a colicky pain. She has begun vomiting and noticed small amounts of blood in her urine.  She has a past medical history of gout, hypertension, hypothyroidism and GORD.

You suspect she has renal stones.

Which of the following is the most likely composition of this patient's renal stone?
a