Actually, the more appropriate thing to do would be to run the IV fluids wide open to stimulate the kidneys to produce urine, then run the urine pregnancy test (which is cheaper than the blood test). The CT scan is not a high priority; basically they're looking to make sure the stone is small enough to pass on its own, and make sure that there is no hydronephrosis (urine backing up into the kidney).
But yeah, if the doc really wanted the CT that bad, he could have ordered a serum hCG (pregnancy test)
The big priority is narcotics and nausea meds
My sympathies. I've been there, done that.
But yeah, if the doc really wanted the CT that bad, he could have ordered a serum hCG (pregnancy test)
The big priority is narcotics and nausea meds
My sympathies. I've been there, done that.
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