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AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE COMPOSITION OF KIDNEY STONES

Dr Abdullah, Dr Haaris Ali Arshad, Dr Mamoona

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the structure and forms of stones found in kidneys of the patients. Setting: The design of this study was an analytical study. Kidney Stones extracted from the patients of POF Hospital and its associated areas during the period of January 2016 to December 2017. Methodology: The 54 samples of Kidney Stones gathered haphazardly and their examination carried out for the detection of their type and structure with the help of FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) Spectroscopy. Results: In those 54 samples of Kidney Stones, 35.88% were complete stones of calcium oxalate, 3.38% were of pure uric acid, 42% were the combination of calcium oxalate and uric acid, 3.38% stones were of calcium oxalate and aspartate and 8.28% were the composition of magnesium ammonium phosphate. The comparison of the bands of Infrared conducted with respect to the standards. The comparison in accordance with gender showed that most of the interrogated stones were from the male patients. The comparison according to age showed that the range of age for the appearance of this disease was from 13 years to 27 years. Conclusion: The results concluded that the stones of calcium oxalate and uric acid are very frequent in the patients of Peshawar and it remotes areas. Key Words: Aspartate, Calcium Oxalate, Kidney Stones, Ammonium, Fourier Transform Infrared.

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