Sunday, March 30, 2014

Answer 1

1.  Choice C is the correct answer.  Uric Acid Stones are radiolucent.  Another concerning possible cause would be a GU malignancy not seen on CT scan.  If this patient does not pass a kidney stone, this patient needs a cystoscopy.  Pyelonephritis produces perinephric stranding around the kidney on CT Scan.  Calcium struvite and oxalate stones are radio-opaque on CT scan.



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