Pain
Acute onset, crampy, intermittent, unable to find position of comfort
Location of pain depends on location of stone:
Upper ureter: flank pain
Mid ureter: lower anterior quadrant of abdomen
Distal ureter: groin pain
UVJ: Can mimic a UTI (frequency, urgency, dysuria)
Nausea/vomiting (50%)
Hematuria (85%)
Acute onset, crampy, intermittent, unable to find position of comfort
Location of pain depends on location of stone:
Upper ureter: flank pain
Mid ureter: lower anterior quadrant of abdomen
Distal ureter: groin pain
UVJ: Can mimic a UTI (frequency, urgency, dysuria)
Upper ureter: flank pain
Mid ureter: lower anterior quadrant of abdomen
Distal ureter: groin pain
UVJ: Can mimic a UTI (frequency, urgency, dysuria)
Urolithiasis
Nephrolithiasis is most common misdiagnosis given to patients with rupturing AAA
Pyelonephritis
Vascular
Acute cystitis
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Interstitial cystitis
Renal artery embolism