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Revision as of 11:17, 25 August 2020
| Flank pain Resident Survival Guide |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Common causes of flank pian include:
- Spinal arthritis
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Cholecyctitis
- Ureteric calculi
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal abscess
- Renal tumor
- Nephrolithiasis
- Renal papillary necrosis
- Shingles
- Ureteric blood clot
- Pneumonia
- Acute renal infarction
- APKD
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.