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Kidney Stones are a Diagnosis of Exclusion!!! History Risk factors Age >60 Tobacco use Classic presentations Stable with sudden flank/back/abdominal pain or syncope Unstable with pallor, hypotension, and ill appearance Exam Pulsatile abdominal mass Unstable vitals Testing Plan Labs TYPE AND SCREEN CBC Electrolytes Coagulation studies Lactic acid Imaging Bedside ultrasound (optimal) Aorta protocol Look […]
By Zack Olson, MD ; Mike Estephan, MD ; Maddie Watts, MDKidney Stones are a Diagnosis of Exclusion!!! History Risk factors Age >60 Tobacco use Classic presentations Stable with sudden flank/back/abdominal pain or syncope Unstable with pallor, hypotension, and ill appearance Exam Pulsatile abdominal mass Unstable vitals Testing Plan Labs TYPE AND SCREEN CBC Electrolytes Coagulation studies Lactic acid Imaging Bedside ultrasound (optimal) Aorta protocol Look […]