🩺 Symptom Guide
Flank Pain
Assess urgently for renal colic, acute pyelonephritis/urosepsis, obstructed infected kidney, abdominal or vascular pathology, and severe pain requiring emergency treatment.
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Red flags
- Shock or haemodynamic instability
- fever or rigors with flank pain
- reduced urine output
- persistent vomiting or dehydration
First actions / assessment
- ABCDE first
- determine whether emergency admission is needed
- record full vitals, pain severity, hydration status, and urine output where possible
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