A 37-year-old male client presents at the emergency department with excruciating pain that comes in waves, nausea, vomiting, and chills. The nurse suspects the client has kidney stones

Question

What test would be ordered to confirm or rule out this condition? A) KUB flat plate of the abdomen
B) Uric acid studies
C) Cystogram
D) Renal arteriogram

Answer 1

A
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The kidney-ureter-bladder x-ray examination, commonly referred to as a "KUB flat plate of the abdomen," is a good screening test for kidney or bladder stones. The main diagnostic purpose of obtaining a uric acid level is to evaluate the client for gouty arthritis or kidney disease. A cystogram is an x-ray study of the bladder and urethra, used to evaluate the degree of vesicoureteral reflux (backflow of urine into the ureters) and the presence of bladder injury. Renal arteriogram is obtained to determine the presence of a pathologic condition (e.g., a tumor).