The optomap ultra-widefield retinal image is a unique technology that captures more than 80% of your retina in one panoramic image while traditional imaging methods typically only show 15% of your retina at one time. The benefits of having an optomap ultra-widefield retinal image taken are:
Nephrostomy Tube Care. A nephrostomy tube is a drainage tube placed into the kidney to drain urine directly from the kidney. The word nephrostomy comes from two Latin root words for kidney (nephr) and new opening (stomy).
Just wanted to add a comment on the reasons for having nephrostomy tube inserted. I am 27 weeks pregnant and had a tube placed about a week ago. Due to the pregnancy and risk to the baby, we were unable to determine if I had a kidney stone, or if the weight of the baby growing is blocking my right ureter.