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What is the treatment for uretery colic? and what tests do they take before treating?

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Comfort/lithotripsy: The primary efforts revolve around initial pain control and trying to flush the kidney. If the stone or stones are big enough they set up lithotripsy, which involves a special shock wave bath to turn the stone into smaller fragments which will flush out easier.

Dr Hodge agreed

Answered 10/8/2016

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