In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD discuss the January 2025 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Management of Nephrolithiasis in the Urgent Care Setting
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis of Kidney Stones
- Evaluating Patients in Urgent Care
- Diagnostic Studies for Kidney Stones
- Imaging and Case Study
- Treatment and Pain Management
- Renal Precautions and NSAID Use
- Effectiveness of NSAIDs and Acetaminophen
- Opioids and Legal Considerations
- Medical Expulsive Therapy
- Special Populations and Kidney Stones
- Controversies and Cutting-Edge Treatments
- Patient Disposition and Follow-Up
- Final Points and Pearls
- Conclusion and Next Month’s Topic
Tracey Davidoff, MD, FACP, FCUCM, has practiced Urgent Care Medicine for more than 15 years. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Davidoff is a member of the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the College of Urgent Care Medicine’s “Urgent Caring” publication. She is also the Vice President of the Southeast Regional Urgent Care Association and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine. At EB Medicine, Dr Davidoff is Editor-In-Chief of Evidence-Based Urgent Care, and co-host of the Urgentology podcast.