Investigating flank pain: Keep the radiation to a minimum
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Report By: Nitin Jain - ST6 Emergency Medicine
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Search checked by Nitin Jain - ST6 Emergency Medicine
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Institution: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
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Date Submitted: 30th September 2007
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Last Modified: 8th December 2011
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Status: Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
In [adult patients presenting with acute flank pain to the emergency department] CAN a [low dose CT scan] reliably DIAGNOSE [urinary tract stone disease OR other significant pathology]