Computed Tomography Imaging and Risk Factors for Clinically Important Diagnoses in Patients Presenting with Flank Pain

J Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;52(1):98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.08.024. Epub 2016 Oct 7.

Authors

Nicholas Pokrajac¹, James Corbett-Detig¹, Binh T Ly¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health System, San Diego, California.

PMID: 27727046
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.08.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Aged
Anticoagulants / pharmacology
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
Back Pain / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration
Female
Flank Pain / diagnosis*
Humans
Infarction / diagnosis*
Kidney / injuries*
Risk Factors
Tachycardia / etiology
Thrombosis / complications
Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data*
Warfarin / pharmacology
Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin