Hydronephrosis is a term that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to kidney stones. However, it is not well understood from the patient perspective and leads to tremendous fear of kidney damage. Many people leave the ER or Urologist’s office with a grade of hydronephrosis. But, nothing is done to explain the implication of the “grade” that they are dealing with (i.e. what impact will this have on my kidney). The goal of today’s blog is to clear-up any confusion and provide a better understanding of what each grade of Hydronephrosis means for you, your body, and your kidney stone. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 👉 https://www.stone-relief.com/blogs/education/four-grades-of-hydronephrosis/ 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘 (Free PDF Summary) 👉 https://www.stone-relief.com/free-resources/# 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗡𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 0:00 Introduction to Hydronephrosis 0:50 Hydronephrosis Definition 1:18 Grade 1 "Mild" 2:45 Grade 2 "Mild" 4:29 Grade 3 "Moderate" 6:35 Grade 4 "Severe" 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 & 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 👇 · 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://stone-relief.com/products/cle... · 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZMLL1HX · 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁: https://walmart.com/ip/416471067 👉 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 👈 for more kidney stone educational content. https://www.stone-relief.com 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 · Onen A. Grading of Hydronephrosis: An Ongoing Challenge. Front Pediatr. 2020;8:458. Published 2020 Aug 27. doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00458