GENERAL HISTOLOGY

EXCRETORY SYSTEM

KIDNEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A 50-year-old man is being investigated for hypertension. He mentions that he suffers from occasional haematuria. On examination, he has bilateral loin masses, which are non-tender. What would be the investigation of choice?
A
Intravenous urogram
B
Ultrasound
C
CT
D
MRI
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Infections and ureteral obstructions (like kidney stones) usually cause pain as well as other symptoms, such as fever, chills, bloating, vomiting and blood in the urine (hematuria). Dehydration can lead to urinary tract problems that cause flank pain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Loin pain-hematuria syndrome (LPHS) is a poorly defined disorder characterized by recurrent or persistent loin (flank) pain and hematuria that appears to represent glomerular bleeding. Most patients present with both manifestations, but some present with loin pain or hematuria alone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS), first described in 1967, is a rare pain syndrome, which is not well understood. The syndrome is characterized by severe intermittent or persistent flank pain, either unilateral or bilateral, associated with gross or microscopic hematuria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arthritis or infection of the spine. Back problem, such as disk disease. Gallbladder disease. Gastrointestinal disease. Liver disease. Muscle spasm. Kidney stone, infection, or abscess. Shingles (pain with one-sided rash) More items

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