Why would a doctor order a kidney sonogram?

Answer by  Travis404607 (3916)

Kidney sonograms are kidney ultrasounds. They are mainly ordered to find kidney stones, also known as renal calculi. Your doctor should have told you this.

Answer by  Mariana39 (440)

Doctors use sonograms to "see" inside the kidneys (they work in the same way as ultrasounds for pregnant women, for instance). The most common usage is for the diagnosis of kidney stones, but they can also identify cysts, tumors, swellings (which usually pinpoint an infection) and so on.