Kidney stones can cause sudden and intense pain, often sending people straight to the emergency room. Once symptoms begin, ...

When it comes to finding kidney stones, CT scans remain the most accurate option, but they come with radiation risks. Ultrasound avoids radiation but can miss smaller stones or overestimate their size ...

Withholding prehydration with sodium bicarbonate from patients with CKD stage 3 undergoing nonemergent contrast-enhanced computed tomography does not compromise renal safety, a study found. In ...