Flank pain resident survival guide

Flank pain Resident Survival Guide
Overview
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Khurshid, M.B.B.S.

Overview

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Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

• Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Renal abscess
• Perforated gastric ulcer
• Renal artery dissection
• Traumatic splenic rupture
• Acute pancreatitis
• Adrenal hemorrhage
• Pulmonary embolism
• Cholecystitis

Common Causes

Common causes of flank pian include:

• Abdominal muscle strain
• Acute kidney injury
• Cholecystitis
• Ureteric calculi
• Pyelonephritis
• Renal abscess
• Renal tumor
• Nephrolithiasis
• Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis
• Renal papillary necrosis
• Shingles
• Ureteric blood clot
• Pneumonia
• Acute renal infarction
• APDKD

Diagnosis

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Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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References