Audrey Rhee, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatric urologist. After finishing medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and completing her residency at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, Dr. Rhee narrowed her field of focus to pediatrics and went on to practice at Riley Children’s Hospital and Cleveland […]
Kidney stone prevalence, since my initial 2018 article, has exponentially increased following the COVID-19 pandemic. This is mostly linked to weight gain, slow metabolism and dietary changes, which are associated with stone development. Moreover, use of certain supplements in excessive amounts, including Vitamin D and Vitamin C, are noted to exacerbate the risk in patients […]
When you’re in pain, speedy relief is what you need. At WakeMed’s Kidney Stone Center, speedy relief is what you get. Available twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the WakeMed “Stone Phone” rings continuously, receiving calls from patients both near and far, experiencing painful kidney stones and desperate for immediate treatment. A kidney […]
Your body has survived a lot during the pandemic: stress, uncertainty at work and at home, and, for some of us, even COVID-19. So many things about living through a pandemic — isolation from friends and extended family, fewer places to go, fewer ways to get in the workout, more comfort eating — can take […]
Andrea O’Connor* has been dealing with kidney stones since the 1990s, so she knows the sharp, stabbing pain all too well. That’s why when Andrea and her family moved from North Carolina to Central America in 2018, she took every precaution to prevent future kidney stones. She had a water purification system installed in their […]
Just three days before his daughter’s wedding day, Dan Gregory, a Wake Forest, N.C. resident, was complaining of severe abdominal discomfort. Having experienced pain like this before, Dan quickly came to the realization that this pain was indeed another kidney stone. However, this time it was different, and he assumed pain this severe had to […]
With the number one cause of kidney stones being dehydration, summer in North Carolina is prime time for kidney stones. “We see a consistent increase in the number of kidney stone cases here at WakeMed every summer, especially once people start spending more time in the heat and aren’t staying as hydrated as they need […]
Download a printable version of this blog post. North Carolina is one of the numerous states located in the “Stone Belt,” meaning we have a high incidence of urinary stones due to the hot weather and dehydration. So what are kidney stones, and what do you do if you have them? Brandon Rubens, MD, with […]
We live in what is known as the ‘stone belt’. That’s because there are increased risk factors for kidney stone formation. A lot of these kidney stone risk factors are lifestyle based. Making the necessary changes can help with preventing and reducing the frequency of kidney stones. More than 80% of kidney stones are made […]
Kidney stone disease is also referred to as nephrolithiasis or renal calculi. These are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys. Kidney stones have many causes and can affect any part of your urinary tract, from the kidneys to the bladder. Types of Kidney Stones More than 80% of Kidney stones […]
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