Symptom Finder - Renal Calculus
RENAL CALCULUS
A 47-year-old white male develops acute left flank pain and hematuria. A helical computer tomography scan of the abdomen shows a renal calculus in the proximal ureter. What else should you look for?
1. Hyperparathyroidism
2. Hypercalcemia of other causes
3. Hypervitaminosis D
4. Milk–alkali syndrome
5. Gout, primary
6. Gout, secondary (e.g., polycythemia vera, leukemia)
7. Thyrotoxicosis
8. Renal tubular acidosis
9. Congenital anomaly of the urinary tract
10. Chronic pyelonephritis
11. Drug toxicity
12. Neoplasm of the kidney
13. Obstructive uropathy
A 47-year-old white male develops acute left flank pain and hematuria. A helical computer tomography scan of the abdomen shows a renal calculus in the proximal ureter. What else should you look for?
1. Hyperparathyroidism
2. Hypercalcemia of other causes
3. Hypervitaminosis D
4. Milk–alkali syndrome
5. Gout, primary
6. Gout, secondary (e.g., polycythemia vera, leukemia)
7. Thyrotoxicosis
8. Renal tubular acidosis
9. Congenital anomaly of the urinary tract
10. Chronic pyelonephritis
11. Drug toxicity
12. Neoplasm of the kidney
13. Obstructive uropathy
