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Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic

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Patel, BN; Passman, CM; Assimos, DG
January 1, 2009

Patients with acute colic due to renal or ureteral stones need to be promptly evaluated so that the diagnosis can be established and treatment instituted. The components of this evaluation process include history, physical examination, laboratory studies, imaging, and symptom management. Herein, we review these various steps.

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January 1, 2009

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Patel, B. N., Passman, C. M., & Assimos, D. G. (2009). Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic. In Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease (pp. 68–74). https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203092903-7
Patel, B. N., C. M. Passman, and D. G. Assimos. “Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic.” In Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease, 68–74, 2009. https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203092903-7.
Patel BN, Passman CM, Assimos DG. Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic. In: Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease. 2009. p. 68–74.
Patel, B. N., et al. “Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic.” Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease, 2009, pp. 68–74. Scopus, doi:10.3109/9780203092903-7.
Patel BN, Passman CM, Assimos DG. Evaluation and management of the patient with acute renal colic. Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease. 2009. p. 68–74.

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January 1, 2009

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68 / 74