Alpha Blockers in Renal Colic: A Systematic Review
January 16, 2017
Background: Ureteric (renal) colic is a common, painful condition encountered in the Emergency Department (ED). Sustained contraction of smooth muscle in the ureter as a...
Marco Torres
Episode 81 – A Balanced View on Recent EM Literature with Joel Yaphe
May 23, 2016
EM Cases - A Balanced View on recent EM Literature with Joel Yaphe Being an optimist, I'm constantly searching for EM literature that will change...
Anton Helman
Medical Expulsion Therapy in Ureteral Colic: An Update
August 6, 2015
Back in August 2014, we posted an in depth review on medical expulsion therapy (MET) with tamsulosin in patients with renal colic. The summary of...
Does Use of Tamsulosin in Renal Colic Facilitate Stone Passage?
August 7, 2014
Renal colic is a common ED presentation. Rarely does a day go by that we don’t see a patient rocking and rolling in acute renal...