Kidney Stone Emergency: Urgent Care Needed

A kidney stone can create a true urological emergency that antibiotics can't fix. If a stone completely

blocks the tube from your kidney, urine gets trapped. When that trapped urine gets infected,

it becomes a high-pressure abscess. This is called obstructive pyelonephritis, and it can make

you septic very quickly. Because of the intense pressure, antibiotics alone

are useless. The immediate goal isn't to remove the stone, which could worsen

the sepsis. Instead, doctors must urgently drain the kidney, either by placing

a stent from the bladder up or a tube directly through your back. It's all about relieving

the pressure to save your life.