Introduction to Renal Ultrasound

A 35 year-old male with no prior medical history presents at 3 a.m. with acute onset of flank pain, nausea with some vomiting, microscopic hematuria on urine dip, and no abdominal tenderness.

Narration

A 35 year-old male with no prior medical history presents at 3 a.m. with acute onset of flank pain, nausea with some vomiting, microscopic hematuria on urine dip, and no abdominal tenderness.

Narration

Narration

• Will afflict 1 in 11 persons
• 50% recur in 5 years
• 2 million emergency department visits annually for flank or back pain
• CT scan in 70% of U.S. patients with nephrolithiasis

Narration

Narration