Assessment and initial management of urologic trauma

Jeremy B Tonkin; Britton E Tisdale; Gerald H Jordan

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.033

Assessment and initial management of urologic trauma

Med Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;95(1):245-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.033.

Authors

Jeremy B Tonkin¹, Britton E Tisdale, Gerald H Jordan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21095427
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.033

Abstract

This article discusses the appropriate assessment, initial management, timely referral to a urologist for abdominal, bladder, urogenital, and renal/renal collecting system injury. Appropriate laboratory and physical examinations, as well as radiologic imaging, are paramount to obtaining accurate diagnosis and to providing appropriate treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Primary Health Care*
Referral and Consultation
Urinary Tract / injuries*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / therapy
Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis
Wounds, Penetrating / therapy