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Renal Colic / Kidney Stone

Renal Colic / Kidney Stone

Renal Colic / Kidney Stone

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

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