Pain from kidney stones is a common reason to come to the emergency department. Ultrasound has been shown to be a good first step in assessment – to determine the presence and degree of hydronephrosis.
Doesn’t that patient with flank pain and hematuria just have a kidney stone? What else should you consider in the patient with suspected urolithiasis?
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Thoughts on mistakes in renal colic from one of the father’s of Emergency Medicine
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