Patty, aged 55, is awakened by excruciating pain that radiates from her right abdomen to the loin and groin regions on the same side. The pain is not continuous but recurs at intervals of 3 to 4 minutes. Diagnose her problem, and cite factors that might favor its occurrence.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together, John, a 45 year old man has been experiencing intense back and abdominal pain as well as frequent urination upon checking. He found some hard deposits in his urine which caused severe pain when they passed through the urinary tract. Which of the following urinary problems is John most likely experiencing? Is it answer choice? A urinary tract infections, answer choice B nephrolithiasis, answer choice, C interstitial cystitis or answer choice. D urinary fistula. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices describes the urinary problem that John is most likely experiencing. So, one of the things that John is experiencing are hard deposits and those hard deposits are called kidney stones. And we note that kidney stones cause severe pain as they pass through the urine tract. And some symptoms of kidney stones includes that intense back and abdominal pain as well as frequent urination that John is experiencing. And we note that another term for kidney stones is nephrolithiasis, which is answer choice. B the correct answer since nephrolithiasis or kidney stones is the urinary problem that John is most likely experiencing. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.