The world’s largest kidney stone has been removed from a patient in Sri Lanka – and it’s about the size of a grapefuit, as long as a banana and as heavy as four hamsters.

If kidney-related functions aren’t falling within the identified range for a specific stage of kidney disease, CKD care plans will recommend interventions to help address the issue.

Acute skin exposure to ultraviolet light triggers neutrophil-mediated kidney inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (3): e2019097118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2019097118 ...