Managing acute renal colic

Acute renal colic: An imaging update

Renal colic is a common cause of severe acute abdominal pain in clinical practice. Classical symptoms include acute frank pain radiating to the groin, nausea and vomiting. There is often laboratory evidence of haematuria. Men are more often affected than women and the incidence increases with age. Acute renal colic is usually due to renal or ureteric stones. Most stones measuring 5mm or less in...

Acute renal colic: Beyond kidney stones.

Acute Renal Colic from Ureteral Calculus

N Engl J Med 2004;350:684-93. Copyright © 2004 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 39-year-old man reports an eight-hour history of colicky pain in the right lower quadrant radiating to the tip of his penis. He had previously had a kidney stone, which passed spontaneously. Physical examination shows that he is in distress, is afebrile, and has tenderness of the right costovertebral angle and lower...

Intravenous acetaminophen versus morphine sulfate in pain management of acute renal colic: a randomized clinical trial

Objective: The main purpose in the treatment of renal colic patients in emergency department is pain management. This study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen and morphine sulfate in this regard. Methods: This double blind clinical trial was conducted on >18 years old renal colic patients in need of pain management in emer...

Renal Colic in Infants