renal colic

colic

 [kol´ik]

acute paroxysmal abdominal pain. It is particularly common during the first three months of life; the infant has paroxysmal, unexplained crying and may pull up arms and legs, turn red-faced, and expel gas from the anus or belch it up from the stomach. The exact cause of infantile colic is not known but several factors may contribute to it, including excessive swallowing of air, too rapid feeding or overfeeding, parental anxiety, allergy to milk, or other feeding problems. It generally occurs at the same time of day, usually at the busiest period. The parents need sympathetic support and assurance that the condition is not serious and most infants gain weight and are healthy in spite of the colic.

biliary colic colic due to passage of gallstones along the bile duct.

gastric colic gastrodynia.

lead colic colic due to lead poisoning.

menstrual colic dysmenorrhea.

renal colic intermittent, acute pain beginning in the kidney region and radiating forward and down to the abdomen, genitalia, and legs; the usual cause is calculi in a kidney or ureter. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, and a desire to urinate frequently.

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re·nal col·ic

severe colicky pain caused by the impaction or passage of a calculus in the ureter or renal pelvis.

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renal colic

Nephrology A colicky pain typical of Pts passing kidney stones

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re·nal col·ic

(rē'năl kol'ik)

Sharp pain in the lower back that radiates down the flank and into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter as it dilates the ureter, causing ureteral spasms as the calculus is forced along the narrow tube; usually of sudden onset, severe and colicky (intermittent), and not improved by changes in position. Nausea and vomiting are common.

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renal colic

Severe, periodic pain in the loin usually caused by the spasmodic muscular efforts of the tube from the kidney to the bladder (the ureter) to force an obstructing body, such as a kidney stone (calculus), downwards. Renal colic may also be caused by blood clots in the ureter.

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re·nal col·ic

(rē'năl kol'ik)

Severe colicky pain caused by impaction or passage of dental calculus in the ureter or renal pelvis.

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