A 24-year-old male presents to urgent care with acute onset left-sided flank pain that began earlier that day. The pain is colicky, radiates toward the groin, and is associated with one episode of visible hematuria. He denies fever, dysuria, urinary frequency, or vomiting and is tolerating oral intake.
POCUS Findings: The ultrasound demonstrates mild hydronephrosis of the left kidney, characterized by: Small, anechoic dilation of the renal pelvis No extension into the calyces Preserved cortical thickness On transverse view with color Doppler, vascular flow is seen in the renal parenchyma, with no flow in the central anechoic region,…
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