FOAMEd Wiki - last updated 5/5/25
General Workup / Management
Link | Source | Year |
Nephrolithiasis: Diagnosis and Management in the ED | emDocs | 2015 |
Urolithiasis: ED Presentations, Evaluation, Management, and Disposition | emDocs | 2021 |
Imaging | Source | Year |
Imaging for Renal Colic | First10EM | 2018 |
Intravenous Lidocaine for Renal Colic | ALiEM | 2018 |
Non-contrast CT for Kidney Stones | JournalFeed $ | 2021 |
POCUS for Kidney Stone: Be Careful | JournalFeed $ | 2018 |
Top 10 Reasons Not to Order a CT | ALiEM | 2014 |
Link | Source | Year |
Renal colic mimics: Differential diagnosis and approach to management | emDocs | 2017 |
Medical Expulsive Therapy
Link | Source | Year |
Alpha Blockers for Ureteric Colic | Core EM | 2015 |
Can Tamsulosin Get That STONE to Drop? | REBEL EM | 2018 |
Efficacy and Safety of Tamsulosin in Medical Expulsive Therapy for Distal Ureteral Stones | PubMed | 2018 |
Medical Expulsive Therapy in Ureteral Colic: An Update | REBEL EM | 2019 |
Tamsulosin Didn't Help | JournalFeed $ | 2018 |
Use Tamsulosin for Renal Colic? | REBEL EM | 2017 |
Pain Control
Link | Source | Year |
Adjunctive Pain Management of Renal Colic | REBEL EM | 2019 |
Erector Spinae Plane Block for Renal Colic | JournalFeed $ | 2021 |
IV Lidocaine for Renal Colic | REBEL EM | 2018 |
Lidoket: IV Lidocaine for Renal Colic | REBEL EM | 2018 |