Information for Consumers - Renal Colic
This article tells you about renal colic and how it is diagnosed, including what imaging tests you may need to have.
What is renal colic?
Renal colic is pain caused by stones in your kidney, renal pelvis or ureter (the tube that takes urine from the kidney to the bladder). The stones start off as a tiny speck of material in the kidney. They are usually flushed out of the kidney but can stay in there for years and may grow bigger. The pain is caused when your body tries to get rid of the stone(s) through the ureter.
Symptoms of Renal colic are:
- Pain - starts suddenly, is usually severe and is usually in your side or back
- Nausea and vomiting - sometimes
- Small amount of blood in your urine - may not be able to see this
You would normally need a CT scan for diagnosis. The CT scan can be done using a low dose of radiation. Sometimes your doctor may request an x-ray, ultrasound or intravenous pyelogram (IVP).
A radiology doctor will look at your scan(s) and write a report for your doctor.
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Habari kwa Watumiaji - Colic ya Figo Makala hii inakuambia juu ya colic ya figo na jinsi inavyogunduliwa, pamoja na vipimo vya picha ambavyo unaweza kuhitaji kuwa navyo. Ugonjwa wa figo ni nini? Kidney colic ni maumivu yanayotokana na mawe katika figo, kidole cha figo au ureter (bomba ambalo hupeleka mkojo kutoka figo hadi kibofu cha mkojo). Mawe hayo huanza kuwa chembe ndogo-ndogo ya kitu katika figo. Kwa kawaida hutolewa nje ya figo lakini inaweza kubaki humo kwa miaka mingi na inaweza kukua. Maumivu ya kibofu hutokea wakati mwili wako unapojaribu kuondoa mawe kupitia mkojo. Dalili za colic ya figo ni: maumivu - huanza ghafla, kwa kawaida ni kali na kwa kawaida ni upande wako au nyuma - kichefuchefu na kutapika - wakati mwingine - kiasi kidogo cha damu katika mkojo wako - inaweza kuwa haiwezi kuona hii. Uchunguzi wa CT unaweza kufanywa kwa kutumia kipimo kidogo cha mnururisho. Wakati mwingine daktari wako anaweza kuomba X-ray, ultrasound au pyelogram ya ndani ya mshipa (IVP). Daktari wa radiolojia ataangalia scan yako na kuandika ripoti kwa daktari wako. Kwa maelezo zaidi, tafadhali angalia: www.radiology.org.au Hii ni rasilimali iliyotengenezwa hasa kwa watumiaji na Royal Australian na New Zealand Chuo cha Radiologists. www.ranzcr.edu.au Mwongozo wa kukusanya habari ambayo unaweza kuhitaji kufanya maamuzi ya habari ni kuchapishwa na Baraza la Afya ya Watumiaji la Australia katika: www.radiology.org.au Kama ungependa kuangalia makala nyingine husika, tafadhali angalia: au kuingia tovuti ya njia za utambuzi wa picha katika: radiology.org.org Habari hii imekaguliwa na wawakilishi kutoka vikundi vifuatavyo: - Wenyeji wa asili - Watu wenye ulemavu - CALD (Utamaduni na Lugha ya Tofauti) - Baraza la Watumiaji wa Afya Maoni yote, maoni na mapendekezo kuhusu habari ya watumiaji kwenye Njia za Uchunguzi wa Picha zinakaribishwa. Tafadhali bonyeza kuwasiliana nasi Makala hii ni kwa ajili ya habari ya jumla tu. Timu ya Diagnostic Imaging Pathways na Radiology Across Borders haitakubali dhima yoyote inayotokana na matumizi yake. Habari hizo huhifadhiwa kwa wakati unaofaa na kwa usahihi kadiri iwezekanavyo. Tafadhali onyo kwamba ni daima chini ya mabadiliko. Copyright © 2023, Njia za Uchunguzi wa Picha. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa. Habari zilizo kwenye tovuti hii zinalindwa na haki za uchapaji.