Nephrocalcinosis

Question: how do you breakdown the word Nephrocalcinosis? I am in medical terminology class and have to break down this word into its word part and cannot find anything in my book to help me. can someone please help? i have it to nephr/o/calc/i/ and i dont know where to go from there. please help.

Answer: Nephro-(Greek root meaning "pertaining to the kidney") calci-(Latin base for "lime", though directly referencing calcium here) -osis(a medical suffix meaning an increase, disease, or condition) If I'm correct in assuming this is the type of breakdown you are supposed to be doing of your terminology, I recommend bookmarking the link I cite as a source. It shows common medical roots, suffixes, and prefixes.

Question: A patient has been diagnosed with NEPHROCALCINOSIS and is suffering from NEPHROLITHIASIS.? Break the two terms into word parts and include the meaning of each word part Create a definition for these two terms from the word parts In two or three sentences, explain the diagnosis and condition to the patient.

Answer: nephro=kidney calcinosis=excess calcium lithiasis=stone too much calcium being excreted by the kidney, forming calcium based kidney stones.

Question: is nephrocalcinosis something i should be really worried bout? its to do with your kidneys, but apart from that i dont really know

Answer: It is a kidney disorder in which there is an increased amount of calcium in the kidneys, which can lead to kidney stones. The condition should be taken seriously. Check this site, which has a good discussion of the condition. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/…

Question: Nephrocalcinosis.... anyone have it? I was diogonsed last week with melldullary sponge kidney or nephrocalcinosis. I would like to hear from anyone who knows anything about this or anyone who has this. Thanks

Answer: I have Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK) = diagnosed in 2001. MSK is an anatomical defect of the kidney which predisposes an individual to stone formation. Most folks with MSK don't even know they have it, but approx ten percent of those with MSK do have symptoms. In addition, many of the MSK'ers who are symptomatic also have an inherent metabolic defect that actually causes the stone formation. The metabolic defect can be different for each individual - you could have too much urinary calcium, too much phosphorus, low citrate levels, etc. A 24 hour urine is all that is needed to determine the defect. Nephrocalcinosis is not the same thing as MSK, but some MSK'ers have nephrocalcinosis, basically a build up of calcium in the meaty part of the kidney. I would encourage you to join our support group, which is on MSN. Here's the link: http://groups.msn.com/MedullarySpongeKid… Membership is required - I check the site daily to approve memberships. Just mention that you have MSK - the site is very active and very supportive and our 300+ members will be glad to answer any questions you may have. We have members from the USA, Great Britain, Scotland, Australia, Canada and a few other countries. Look forward to hearing from you.