Ureteral stone: The size of the stone does not correlate well to the intensity of the pain. The nearly unbearable pain of ureteral colic is from spasm of the muscular ureter. Although 50% probability to pass on its own within a few days, a 5-6mm stone sometimes will get stuck and fail to progress. Usually after 5 days, i recommend having the stone extracted with a ureteroscope as an outpatient.
(Redirected from Shen (surname)) Not to be confused with ShÄn (surname) (ç³) or ShÃ¨n (surname) (æ), both also generally written as 'Shen'. ShÄn is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname æ². Shen is the 14th surname in the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames.
Cartouche (shenu) Appearance: The cartouche is an elongated version of the shen ring. The Egyptian name for the cartouche, shenu, is derived from the same verb, sheni (to encircle), as the shen ring. The modern name came from Napolean's soldiers during his expedition to Egypt. The sign reminded them of the cartridges, cartouches, used in their guns. Meaning: The cartouche was the place holder for the name of the pharoah. As it is descended from the shen ring, the earliest examples of the cartouche were in fact circular and identical to that sign.