Researchers conducted a prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial from November 2022 to August 2023 that enrolled 840 adults (aged 18 to 65 years) with suspected acute renal colic and a ...

Renal colic (spasms of pain in the back usually caused by kidney stones) occurs in a circadian pattern, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers reviewed all episodes of renal colic from 1990 to ...

Calcium oxalate stones are the most common stone encountered by practicing emergency physicians. [5] Discharge instructions for patients who are stable for outpatient treatment often include ...

ICU A combination of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac was found to be superior to IV lidocaine alone and comparable with IV ketorolac alone for alleviating suspected renal colic pain. A combination ...

Residents at the Northwell Health System using point-of-care ultrasound to assess vasculature. Initial ultrasound imaging of emergency department patients presenting with acute renal colic, although ...

To the Editor: Although generally comprehensive, Teichman's review of acute renal colic due to ureteral calculus (Feb. 12 issue) 1 failed to mention the calcium-channel blocker nifedipine in the ...

Background A 53-year-old man presented to hospital 2 hours after the abrupt onset of left upper abdominal pain. He was treated with analgesics and discharged after 4 hours of observation, but ...

Pharmacologically, they act in the same manner, in that they inhibit the reabsorption of sodium by the renal tubules and cause a considerable excretion of bicarbonate and potassium. 3 , 5 , 8 Several ...

Can kidney stones be removed without surgery? Here's what you need to know about a viral Instagram claim, treatment procedures and expert advice ...

ROME – Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in the hospital suffering from renal colic on the day he planned to present his candidates for European Parliament elections. Berlusconi's press ...

ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi went to the hospital Tuesday suffering from renal colic on the day he planned to present his candidates for European Parliament elections.