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in a young patient (e.g. age in their 20s) with textbook story of renal colic and blood in UA, would u ever skip a ct to spare the patient all that radiation?
you would rx them pain meds, given them strict instructions to return if fever/chills/nausea/vomiting or if their symptoms do not resolve/improve within a couple days? most stones pass on thier own with the excetion of the large proximal stones so to me it seems reasonable to postpone the ct pending if symptoms don't improve.
what you guys think? standard of care?
you would rx them pain meds, given them strict instructions to return if fever/chills/nausea/vomiting or if their symptoms do not resolve/improve within a couple days? most stones pass on thier own with the excetion of the large proximal stones so to me it seems reasonable to postpone the ct pending if symptoms don't improve.
what you guys think? standard of care?