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KIDNEY COLIC [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Pain in the region of one of the kidneys and toward the thigh. Pain radiates from the kidney region around and over the abdomen into the groin. It accompanies the passage of a calculus.

OBS

Can be seen in primary hyperparathyroidism and gout with nephrolithiasis.

OBS

The term "renal colic" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

nephritic, renal: pertaining to the kidney; uretenal, ureteric: pertaining to the ureter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Douleur paroxystique provoquée par un spasme pyélique ou urétéral, habituellement dû à la migration d'un calcul rénal ou d'un caillot de sang. Localisée dans la région lombaire, elle se propage le long du trajet de l'uretère et peut s'étendre le long du bord interne de la cuisse.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans l'hyperparathyroïdie primitive et la goutte avec lithiase rénale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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