Open AccessUltrasound Quiz: An Elderly Lady with Flank Pain
Author(s) -
Lam JSY,
Hui JWY,
Siu DYW,
Hung EHY
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790701400312
Subject(s) - medicine , ultrasound , flank pain , flank , radiology , anatomy
A 73-year-old lady presented with 3-day history of fever and right upper quadrant pain. Physical examination revealed both right flank and suprapubic tenderness. Urinalysis at the bedside showed pyuria. The KUB did not reveal any abnormal calcifications. Laboratory studies showed leucocytosis and mildly elevated creatinine level (130 μmol/L). A preliminary diagnosis of urinary tract infection was made. Ultrasound of the urinary system was performed (Figures 1-3).