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DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF UROLITHIASIS PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine ; : 65-70, 1997.
Article in Korean | WPRIM | ID: wpr-173241
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Nephrolithiasis is one of the most common disease seen in the Emergency Department. Among the patients who visited in the Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain, many people were suspected urolithiasis. Because of limitation of diagnostic method on Emergency Department we planned this study in order to confirm the our accuracy of diagnosis and the possibility of misdiagnosis. During 5 months from April 1996 to August 1996, the 189 patients was suspected the urolithiasis. Among this patient, 51 cases was excluded due to incomplete study. After performing P/ex, U/A KUB in the Emergency Department, they were followed out patients department of Urology and performed Intravenous Pyelogram. The sensitivity and specificity for KUB were 84.5% and 94.0%, respectively. The positive predictive value was 93.8%, the negative predictive value was 93.8%. Diagnostic accuracy of urolithiasis in our Emergency Department is 89.1%. There was no relationship between urinary occult blood and KUB or IVP. There was no relationship between degree of occult blood and diagnosis of urolithiasis. For differential diagnosis of urolithisis, emergency ultrasound and IVP will be available. So combination of this diagnostic methods will improve accuracy and safety of diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Outpatients / Urology / Abdominal Pain / Ultrasonography / Sensitivity and Specificity / Diagnosis / Diagnosis, Differential / Diagnostic Errors / Emergencies / Emergency Service, Hospital Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: Korean Journal: Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine Year: 1997 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Outpatients / Urology / Abdominal Pain / Ultrasonography / Sensitivity and Specificity / Diagnosis / Diagnosis, Differential / Diagnostic Errors / Emergencies / Emergency Service, Hospital Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: Korean Journal: Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine Year: 1997 Type: Article