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Nephrolithiasis on Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder (KUB) Radiography

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Melanie Allison
May 15, 2018
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KUB shows two dense 1-cm calcifications (arrows) projecting over the mid left kidney consistent with nephrolithiasis.


Follow this link to see the image in context: Basic Radiology, Chapter 9: Radiology of the Urinary Tract 

Follow this link to read more about nephrolithiasis: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e, Chapter 342: Nephrolithiasis

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Melanie Allison

Senior Medical Editor, McGraw-Hill Education

Melanie Allison has been a Senior Medical Editor with McGraw-Hill Education for 3 years. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from The Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree (MSN), specializing as an acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP), from Vanderbilt University. Melanie has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in adult cardiology. She is an adjunct faculty member at a top school of nursing, where she has taught for more than 13 years.

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