Article: Kidney stones are generally very small and can occur without any symptoms. The symptoms start when the stone gets large enough to block the kidneys, block the ureter (tube leading from the kidneys), or if they have caused an infection. The main symptoms is pain, which is generally: Severe but usually intermittent Sharp or stabbing Localized in your back, usually along the edges of your back, in your lower abdomen, or in your groin. The pain placement will depend on where the stone is sitting in your urinary tract. Although pain is the most common and consistent symptom, there are other symptoms that you may experience with kidney stones. This will depend on how large the stone is and how it is affecting you. If you experience any of the following, contact your doctor immediately: Nausea Vomiting Sweating Bloody, cloudy, or foul-smelling urine Fever Pain while urinating Extreme pain in your back or lower abdomen that won't go away Kidney stones are a very common condition that can affect anyone at any time. This condition affects around 5% of the population at some point in their lifetime, though this number is on the rise. You are most at risk for kidney stones if you are a white male between the ages of 40 and 70 and white women from age 50 to 70. Despite this high risk, the number of cases of kidney stones in young adult patients has doubled in the last 25 years. Though no clear cause has been discovered, researchers believe this has been caused by obesity, weight issues, or the increase in the consumption of soft drinks. Other risk factors include a history of kidney stones in your family, your diet, some medications, taking more than 2 g of vitamin C a day, history of kidney disease, and your ethnic background. White males are three times more likely to get kidney stones than African-American men. Once you go to the doctor, she will ask you for a history of your symptoms, check you for current symptoms, and take a urine sample. This sample will undergo laboratory analysis to check the levels of minerals and other substances in your urine. Before proceeding with treatment, your doctor will need to confirm that you are suffering from kidney stones and not something else. Your doctor may also order some imaging techniques, such as x-rays, CT scans, or MRI scans.
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Recognize the pain of kidney stones. Notice severe symptoms. Know the risks. Diagnose kidney stones.
Article: Picking a specific length of time to extend your bedtime shows how much thought you've put into it, which could sway your parents into saying "yes." It's best to ask for a shorter amount of time to start off with, such as a half hour. Your parents are more likely to agree to 30 minutes of extra time than 2 hours. You can always ask for another extension later. You can use these reasons to convince your parents to say "yes." Some good reasons to go to bed later include being able to take care of extra tasks around the house, study more for school, or spend more time with your family. Your parents won't be able to listen to you if they're already busy with something else. They may even dismiss the conversation for another time. Pick a time to talk to them when they are completely free to listen, such as after dinner or at breakfast. "Please" and "thank you" are the magic words! When you ask your parents to let you stay up, end your question with "please." Once the conversation has ended, thank your parents for listening to you. Approaching your parents respectfully will make them more likely to hear you out. Now that you have your parents' attention, all that's left to do is ask them to let you stay up. Here is how you could approach the conversation: "Hey, Mom? Dad? Could I talk to you, please? I've been thinking about this for a while, so I wanted to ask: is it okay if I stay up a half hour later tonight? I've been getting way more homework than usual, and those extra 30 minutes would really help me get everything done." If you can, try and offer time for your parents to step back and think about what you're asking. You could say, "It's okay if you need time to think on it. I don't mind waiting for you to decide." Once the conversation is over, say something like, "Okay. Thanks for listening to me. Goodnight!" Your parents may be more willing to let you stay up later if you do something nice for them in return. Offer to take care of one of their chores for them, or take on some extra responsibility, such as cleaning the garage or mopping floors. Compromising is not talking back, whining, or arguing with your parents to try and convince them. Doing any of these things will push them to say "no" to you. Your parents may have their own reasons for not wanting you to stay up later that particular night. You can always wait and ask again later on. Try asking your parents to let you stay up again at least a few months later. There's always the chance you asking the first time has given your parents the idea to think about your privileges.
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Decide how much longer you'd like to stay up. Decide why a later bedtime would be good for you. Approach your parents when they aren't busy. Remember your manners. Ask your parents to let you stay up later. Compromise with your parents. Accept if your parents say "no" to you.
Article: No signal should be running through anything while you hook up speakers. Examine the wire and take note of any differences between coloring on either half. Is one half of the insulation colored red, and the other black? Is the insulation clear with subtle differences in the colors of the wire beneath? This information will be useful later. Then use wire cutters or scissors to trim away the insulation around the first inch of each wire. This should leave you with a length of exposed wire at the end of each section. Keep the ends of all the wires separated throughout this process. Bend the exposed sections away from each other in a Y shape before connecting them to anything. Make sure the metal at the end of each exposed section is twisted to a point for easy insertion. Some speakers come with wire sticking out of a hole in the back of the cabinet. Others have a row of little sockets for you to connect wires to. It should match a row of sockets on the back of your amplifier which looks something like this: It is important to keep things consistent throughout this step on a couple of different levels. Look for "L" and "R" to indicate the left and right speakers. Be certain you are wiring the speaker on the right side of your rig to the socket labeled "R" on the back of your amplifier. Same goes for left and "L". Take advantage of the color coding on the sockets when connecting wires. This will help you to make sure the polarity (+ vs - charge) is consistent throughout your rig. It does not matter which end of the wire you use for black or red, only that you remain consistent. This is usually done using the colored switches somewhere along the outside of each socket. Confirm that each wire is leading from red to red and black to black. You should do this before giving power to the system. It never hurts to be extra sure since wiring inconsistencies can ruin your equipment. A fully connected rig looks like this: This will prevent people from tripping over them and accidentally ripping the wires out of their sockets.
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Make sure all your components are completely unplugged. Prepare your wires for connection. Split the wire down the center for a couple of inches. Determine how the wires are to be connected to the speakers. Insert the wires into the corresponding sockets. Fasten the connected wires into place. Make sure you hide the wires or tape them to the floor.