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Renal point-of-care ultrasound may be effective at identifying patients with nephrolithiasis

Renal point-of-care ultrasound (rPOCUS) findings of hydronephrosis in adult patients presenting to the emergency department ...
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Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...
Time

How Dangerous Are CT Scans?

Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scans help doctors detect everything from cancer to kidney stones. But some physicians are raising concerns about the safety of such procedures — most notably, an ...
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‘Drink plenty of fluids to flush the kidneys out.’ – Medical Worker Told Patients What They Should Do After They Get CAT Scans

First off, let me say that I hope none of you reading this need to get a CAT scan anytime soon… Because those things are scary! But if you do have to get one for some reason, you need to listen to ...
WGBH

Study highlights cancer risk from millions of CT scans performed annually

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential ...
UNHCR

UNHCR donates a state-of-the-art CT Scan machine to the Institute of Kidney Diseases in Peshawar

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has donated a state-of-the-art CT Scan machine to the Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD) in Peshawar – bringing relief for patients in the city. The hospital was in need ...