When there is kidney damage or kidney disease, and the kidneys are not able to filter waste efficiently, there will likely be a rise in creatinine levels in the blood. For adults with kidney disease, dialysis is recommended when creatinine levels reach 10.0 mg/dL.
The two types of gallstones are cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Cholesterol stones are usually yellow-green and are made primarily of hardened cholesterol. They account for about 80 percent of gallstones. Pigment stones are small, dark stones made of bilirubin.
Picture of Gallstones. There are two types of gallstones: 1) cholesterol stones and 2) pigment stones. 1  Patients with cholesterol stones are more common in the United States; cholesterol stones make up a majority of all gallstones. 2  They form when there is too much cholesterol in the bile.