Kidney or renal biopsy is the excision of a tissue sample from the kidney for microscopic analysis to determine cell morphology and the presence of tissue abnormalities. This test assists in confirming a diagnosis of cancer found on x-ray or ultrasound or to diagnose certain inflammatory or immunological conditions.
The Three Sisters are a subgroup of the Cascade volcanoes west of Bend in central Oregon, consisting officially of North, Middle, and South Sisters (all approximately 10,000 ft high), though Mt. Bachelor (aka Bachelor Butte) & Broken Top are also in the immediate vicinity.
Young hiker dies on South Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Trent Gabel didn't like his picture being taken. The 15-year-old Tillamook teen shied away from the camera. But on a hike on South Sister Friday, a guide in Gabel's youth group caught one of the last smiles of his life on film. Gabel died minutes later when he slid 30 feet down the west side of South Sister, hitting his head on a large rock, the Lane County Sheriffs Office said. His body was recovered by the Oregon Army National Guard and flown to St. Charles Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.