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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]
Overview
The patients with nephrolithiasis may have a positive history of flank pain. Common symptoms of nephrolithiasis include flank pain progressing downward and anteriorly into the groin as the stone moves, hematuria, nausea and vomiting urinary frequency and urgency. Less common symptoms include burning micturition.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with nephrolithiasis may have a positive history of:[1]
- Flank pain
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of nephrolithiasis include:
- Flank pain
- progressing downward and anteriorly into the groin as the stone moves
- Hematuria
- Nausea and vomiting
- Urinary frequency and urgency
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of include
- Burning micturition
References
- ↑ Worcester EM, Coe FL (June 2008). "Nephrolithiasis". Prim. Care. 35 (2): 369–91, vii. doi:10.1016/j.pop.2008.01.005. PMC 2518455. PMID 18486720.