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Smith-Bindman, Rebecca
Moreno, Moises
Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis
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Landmark article. Well written with a large patient population, mutlicenter trial that supports the use of ultrasound in patient with suspected renal colic.
Gaspari, RJ
Coneybeare, D
Emergency ultrasound and urinalysis in the evaluation of flank pain
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Smith-Bindman, R
Hipskind, J
Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis
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Edmonds, ML
Coneybeare, D
The utility of renal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of renal colic in emergency department patients
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Herbst, MK
Lin, J
Effect of Provider Experience on Clinician-Performed Ultrasonography for Hydronephrosis in Patients With Suspected Renal Colic
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Riddell, Jeff
Moreno, Moises
Sensitivity of emergency bedside ultrasound to detect hydronephrosis in patients with computed tomography-proven stones
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This study reinforces the fact that bedside hydronephrosis with an excellent clinical context helps diagnose and manage renal colic patients.
Edmonds, M.
Moreno, Moises
The utility of renal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of renal colic in emergency department patients
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Park, Y
Shannon, A
Does the use of bedside ultrasonography reduce emergency department length of stay for patients with renal colic?: a pilot study
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Tightly designed study; Likely less "important" in terms of just moving more quickly to a particular CT protocol for which you'd otherwise have to wait longer for the urine-- may not be earth-shattering to many practicing physicians in high CT-utilization practices.
Wong, C
Coneybeare, D
The Accuracy and Prognostic Value of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Nephrolithiasis in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Moore, C
Coneybeare, D
Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic: Systematic Review of the Literature and Multispecialty Consensus
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Goertz, JK
Coneybeare, D
Can the degree of hydronephrosis on ultrasound predict kidney stone size?
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ABDEL-GAWAD, MAHMOUD
Moreno, Moises
Value of Color Doppler ultrasound, kub and urinalysis in diagnosis of renal colic due to ureteral stones
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This study was designed to determine the value of Color Doppler Ultrasound with twinkling sign in the initial diagnosis of acute renal colic. Color doppler ultrasound only missed 4 cases out of 939 patients (99.6%.) This topic is not only essential to Emergency medicine but also urology and internal medicine. The methods are valid, but it would be difficult to reproduce the results in the point-of-care setup where unilateral hydronephrosis is the main finding. In addition, this study does no
Daniels, B
Pope, J
STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-Of-Care Limited Ultrasonography
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Fields, JM
Pope, J
The ability of renal ultrasound and ureteral jet evaluation to predict 30-day outcomes in patients with suspected nephrolithiasis
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Pathan, S
Salerno, A
Emergency Physician Interpretation of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Identifying and Grading of Hydronephrosis in Renal Colic Compared With Consensus Interpretation by Emergency Radiologists
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Moore, C
Salerno, A
Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic: Systematic Review of the Literature and Multispecialty Consensus
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Laher, AE
Salerno, A
The ultrasound 'twinkling artefact' in the diagnosis of urolithiasis: hocus or valuable point-of-care-ultrasound? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Goertz, J
Moreno, Moises
Can the degree of hydronephrosis on ultrasound predict kidney stone size?
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Wong, C
Werner, S
The Accuracy and Prognostic Value of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Nephrolithiasis in the Emergency Department:  A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Only 5 studies qualified for inclusion in this meta-analysis which probably speaks more to the availability of quality research that the study itself, and two studies accounted for 85% of the total subjects so a bit limited in it's value as a meta-analysis.
Chang, Helena
Evans, David
National Imaging Trends in Nephrolithiasis: Does Renal ultrasound in the Emergency Department Pave the Way for Computerized Tomography?
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While the authors conclude that the rate of US is increasing the vast majority of patients received a CT in the ED. It is unclear if the patients who received an ultrasound didn't get a followup CT because of patient related factors, IE pt refused a CT ect or current pregnancy.
Chang, H
Henschel, M
National Imaging Trends in Nephrolithiasis -Does Renal Ultrasound in the Emergency Department Pave the Way for Computerized Tomography?
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Herbst, M
Hipskind, J
Effect of Provider Experience on Clinician-Performed Ultrasonography for Hydronephrosis in Patients With Suspected Renal Colic
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Pathan, SA
Lin, J
Emergency Physician Interpretation of Point-of-care Ultrasound for Identifying and Grading of Hydronephrosis in Renal Colic Compared With Consensus Interpretation by Emergency Radiologists
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Park YH
Lin, J
Does the use of bedside ultrasonography reduce emergency department length of stay for patients with renal colic?: a pilot study
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Daniels, B
Salerno, A
STONE PLUS: Evaluation of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Renal Colic, Using a Clinical Prediction Tool Combined With Point-of-Care Limited Ultrasonography
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Fields, JM
Salerno, A
The ability of renal ultrasound and ureteral jet evaluation to predict 30-day outcomes in patients with suspected nephrolithiasis.
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Felt this article is well written and interesting but do not feel that this should be 1 of 5 must read renal articles.
Metzler, I
Shannon, A
Emergency Department Imaging Modality Effect on Surgical Management of Nephrolithiasis: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial
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Focusing on time to procedure/intervention as opposed to strictly on Dx.
Nadav, G
Werner, S
Evaluation of the clinical significance of sonographic perinephric fluid in patients with renal colic
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Riddell, J
Evans, D
Sensitivity of Emergency Bedside Ultrasound to Detect Hydronephrosis in Patients with Computed Tomography-proven Stones
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retrospective chart review which would of been strengthen by large enough numbers to at least hit their 90% power goal. The results are of interest but not novel and add little to the furthering of renal PoCUS in ureterallithiasis
Kim, Seok Goo
Evans, David
Usefulness of Protocolized Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Patients with Acute Renal Colic Who Visited Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Oct 28;55(11):717. doi: 10.3390/medicina55110717. PMID: 31661942; PMCID: PMC6915595
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The study looks at patients who present with "renal colic" though the authors never describe what the diagnostic criteria for renal colic is. The rates of renal stone where close to 90% using whatever screening criteria was used to determine who had renal colic. Then both groups could of received a CT but it is never stated what proportion of either group was CTed. The authors go on to state there is no difference in either group from the time the CT was performed to the time of disposition,
Gaspari, R
Henschel, M
Emergency ultrasound and urinalysis in the evaluation of flank pain.
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Dalziel, P
Lin, J
Bedside ultrasound and the assessment of renal colic: a review
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This was a narrative review article of some of the data published at the time (not systematic review), so not specific statistical analysis was used.
Chen, KC
Lin, J
The role of emergency ultrasound for evaluating acute pyelonephritis in the ED
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Guedj, A
Shannon, A
The accuracy of renal point of care ultrasound to detect hydronephrosis in children with a urinary tract infection
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Interesting study w/ very specific population/practice pattern. Low number of abscesses, so conclusion should really be restricted only to hydronephrosis.
Laher, A
Coneybeare, D
The ultrasound ‘twinkling artefact’ in the diagnosis of urolithiasis: hocus or valuable point-of-care-ultrasound? A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Abdel-Gawad, M
Evans, D
Value of Color Doppler ultrasound, kub and urinalysis in diagnosis of renal colic due to ureteral stones
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retrospective without gold standard comparison used monographers to obtain images instead of physicians and KUBs. Thought provoking research generating but overall of low quality
Ng, C
Pope, J
Avoiding Computed Tomography Scans By Using Point-Of-Care Ultrasound When Evaluating Suspected Pediatric Renal Colic
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Faust, J
Werner, S
Case Report: Eliciting renal tenderness by sonopalpation in diagnosing acute phyelonephritis
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Granat, Nadav
Evans, David
A Woman With Right Flank Pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;76(2):e5-e6. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.01.027. PMID: 32713489
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McCafferty, G
James, S
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis: Bedside Ultrasound Diagnosis in the Emergency Department
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The article was written in a case report format and is not a typical research article with a stated hypotheses and objectives. Due to the case report format, it was difficult to evaluate using this rubric.
Grubb, S
Henschel, M
Case Report: Sudden onset flank pain: Spontaneous renal rupture
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Case report on a rare disease. There were no statistics or method involved. The article stated CT was diagnostic modality of choice and did not mention ultrasound. However, given the pathology, a RUSH exam would likely prove useful on initial presentation.
Grubb, S; Stuart , J; Harper H
Hipskind, J
Sudden onset flank pain: Spontaneous renal rupture
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Case study. No use of POCUS. Limited applicability to relative rare nature of underlying condition.
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