Ghulam Murtaza Hiraj, Muhammad Rafiq Zaki, Nauman Ahmed, Mujahid Hussain.
Frequency of Signs and Symptoms in patients presenting at Tertiary care center with Urolithiasis.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):556-7.

Aim: To determine the frequency of signs & symptoms in patients coming to tertiary care center with Urolithiasis . Methodology: One year data of patients was collected through structured performa from January 2016 to December 2016 of all ages through convenient sampling on outdoor basis. Results: From 740 patients the range of their age was 14 years to 90 years having mean +- standard deviation as 41.66 +- 16.53 years. Male patients were 585(79.1%) and female patients were 155 (20.9%). Pattern of pain showed that stone was located at front in 330(44.6%), at groin in 280 (37.8%) patients and at ext. genitalia in 130(17.6) patients. Suddenonset of pain was found in 385 (52%) patients and gradual onset was found in 355 (48%) patients. Mild severity of pain was observed in 200(27%) patients, moderate severity was observed in 275(37.2%) patients and severe pain was observed in 265(35.8%) patients. Intermittent pain was found in 370(50%) patients, continuous pain was observed in 370(50%) patients. Oliguria was present in 95 (12.8%) patients, Conclusion: Early detection of Urolithiasis can save patients from renal failure due to obstructive Uropathy before the kidneys become non functioning.

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