A 1933 UK shilling. The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and from there back to Old Norse, where it means division.
Kidney stone disease. (Redirected from Kidney stone) Kidney stone disease, also known as urolithiasis, is when a solid piece of material (kidney stone) occurs in the urinary tract. Kidney stones typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. A small stone may pass without causing symptoms.
INTRODUCTION. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a term traditionally applied to settings in which the serum urate concentration is elevated but in which neither symptoms nor signs of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition disease, such as gout, or uric acid renal disease, have occurred.n addition to its relationship with urate or uric acid crystal deposition, asymptomatic hyperuricemia has also been associated with other disorders that appear to be largely unrelated to crystal deposition, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and the insulin resistance syndrome.