REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN
BOVE P, KAPLAN D, DALRYMPLE N, ROSENFIELD A, VERGA M, ANDERSON K, SMITH R. REEXAMINING THE VALUE OF HEMATURIA TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE FLANK PAIN. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 685-687. PMID: 10458342, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute flank painHigh-power fieldUnenhanced helical computerized tomographyFlank painHelical computerized tomographyRed blood cellsHematuria testingComputerized tomographyExcretory urographyPower fieldPredictive valueInsufficient positive predictive valueAbsence of hematuriaDiagnosis of ureterolithiasisNegative dipstick testPositive predictive valueConsecutive patientsCT abnormalitiesUreteral obstructionUrinary tractMedical recordsSerious conditionDipstick testPainPositive test