Often, scientific papers will help give even more insight into a topic covered in a lesson. These three papers will provide background on the topic: Effect of vitamin D repletion on urinary calcium excretion among kidney stone formers, Vitamin D and kidney stone disease, and Bone disease in primary hypercalciuria.

Interested in learning more about the kidneys and their functions? How do your kidneys work? by Emma Bryce will teach you all about this vital organ in the human body. Printing a human kidney by Anthony Atala is another great resource describing recent medical advances regarding kidneys.

Here is a link to another video on kidney stones: Everything You Need To Know About Kidney Stones.

Can Roller Coasters Help You Pass Kidney Stones? is a quick video that discusses an interesting method of ridding one’s body of kidney these painful “stones.”

Finally, visit the Mayo Clinic site for more information on causes, types, and symptoms of kidney stones.

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