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Diagnosis for kidney stones such as:
1. Blood testing. Blood tests may reveal too much calcium or uric acid in your blood.
2. Urine testing. The 24-hour urine collection test may show that you’re excreting too many stone-forming minerals or too few stone-preventing substances.
3. Imaging. Imaging tests may show kidney stones in your urinary tract. High-speed or dual-energy computerized tomography (CT) may reveal even tiny stones. Simple abdominal X-rays are used less frequently because this kind of imaging test can miss small kidney stones.
4. Ultrasound, a noninvasive test that is quick and easy to perform, is another imaging option to diagnose kidney stones.
5. Analysis of passed stones. You may be asked to urinate through a strainer to catch stones that you pass. Lab analysis will reveal the makeup of your kidney stones. Your doctor uses this information to determine what’s causing your kidney stones and to form a plan to prevent more kidney stones.