Bedside renal ultrasound in the evaluation of suspected ureterolithiasis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 218-221

  Moak, James H ^a   Lyons, Michael S ^b   Lindsell, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDSIDE RENAL ULTRASOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER STONE; URINALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETEROLITHIASIS;

EID: 81755167279     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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