Opioids have played a long-standing role in pain relief for acute renal colic, but nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by virtue of inhibiting prostaglandins affect a basic pathway that ...

This was a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial comparing dexketoprofen trometamol 25 and 50mg with dipyrone 2g in patients with moderate to severe pain due to renal colic.

White oral medication. In a study, initial treatment with ketorolac vs an opioid was associated with a shorter stay in the emergency department and lower likelihood of hospital admission. The ...

Kidney stones are mineral deposits in the renal calyces and pelvis that are found free or attached to the renal papillae. They contain crystalline and organic components and are formed when the urine ...

VANCOUVER—Urologists may want to give patients with acute renal colic a trial of medical expulsive therapy (MET) before recommending early endoscopic stone removal (EESR), a new study suggests.

Renal artery stenting to open blockages in the kidney arteries may benefit patients who have historically been excluded from modern clinical trials, according to new recommendations for renal artery ...

Credit: Recor Medical. The approval was based on data from the RADIANCE II trial which included patient with mild to moderate hypertension who were adequately controlled with medications. The Food and ...

In the form of Diuril, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Philadelphia. In the form of Demerol, Winthrop Laboratories, New York City. Maxwell L. Gelfand, M.D. Associate professor of clinical medicine, New York ...

Each year, over 2 million people visit U.S. emergency departments for suspected renal colic, which typically causes intense flank or abdominal pain due to kidney stones blocking the urinary tract. The ...

Impact of Ipsilateral Blood Draws, Injections, Blood Pressure Measurements, and Air Travel on the Risk of Lymphedema for Patients Treated for Breast Cancer CALGB ...