My patient has abdominal and flank pain: Identifying renal causes.

摘要: Acute flank and abdominal pain are common presenting complaints in the emergency department. With increasing access to point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS), physicians have an added tool help identify renal problems as a cause of patient's pain. PoCUS for hydronephrosis has sensitivity 72-83.3% varying specificity, similar radiology-performed ultrasonography. In addition assessment hydronephrosis, can exclude other serious causes such presence aortic aneurysm, or free fluid intraperitoneal space, which could represent hemorrhage. Use resulted more rapid diagnosis, decreased use computed tomography, shorter department length stay.