Eliciting renal tenderness by sonopalpation in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis
Eliciting renal tenderness by sonopalpation in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis
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Milan: Springer Nature B.V
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Diagnosing acute pyelonephritis relies on the combination of historical, physical, and laboratory findings. Costovertebral angle tenderness is important, although its accuracy is unknown. Point-of-care ultrasound-guided palpation (sonopalpation) may aid clinicians in localizing pain to discrete anatomic structures in cases of suspected acute pyelon...
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Eliciting renal tenderness by sonopalpation in diagnosing acute pyelonephritis
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1855047751
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1855047751
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2524-8987
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10.1186/s13089-016-0056-6
