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The purpose of this study is to determine the overall sensitivity and specificity of hydronephrosis on point-of-care bedside ultrasound to identify hydronephrosis as compared to hydronephrosis found by CT.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| hydronephrosis bedside ultrasound | To determine the overall sensitivity and specificity of hydronephrosis on point-of-care bedside ultrasound to identify hydronephrosis as compared to hydronephrosis found on by CT. | Sept 2011-Jan 2013 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| hydronephrosis bedside ultrasound | To determine test performance characteristics of hydronephrosis on point of care ultrasound with the goal of incorporating POC US into a prospective rule for determining which patients with suspected renal colic require CT evaluation. | Sept 2011-Jan 2013 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| hydronephrosis | To prospectively correlate the finding and degree of hydronephrosis on point of care ultrasound with stone size (a marker for likely spontaneous passage). | Sept 2011-Jan 2013 |
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This will be a prospective observational study involving a convenience sample of all ED patients scheduled for NCT at some point during their emergency department visit.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Christopher L Moore, MD | Yale University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Yale University, Emergency Department | New Haven | Connecticut | 06519 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006869 | Hydronephrosis |
| D056844 | Renal Colic |
| ID | Term |
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| D007674 | Kidney Diseases |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |