Acute Flank Pain in Primary Care: POCUS Alters Management Decisions

A 47‑year‑old woman with a 3‑day history of dysuria, urinary frequency, and urgency presented to her primary care physician. She noted chills that she treated with acetaminophen. She reports that a colicky pain in her right flank woke her up from sleep this morning. In the clinic, she was afebrile…

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Skin-to-Renal Pelvis Distance Predicts Costovertebral Angle Tenderness in Adult Patients with Acute Focal Bacterial Nephritis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine whether the distance between the skin and the renal pelvis affects the detection of costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness in patients with acute focal bacterial nephritis (AFBN). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of our patients between April 2013 and June 2019…