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Table 2 Alternative diagnoses found on formal imaging

From: Point-of-care ultrasound for the detection of hydronephrosis in emergency department patients with suspected renal colic

Ovarian cyst

6

Diverticulitis

4

Appendicitis

3

Pyelonephritis

3

Biliary colic/cholecystitis

3

Ovarian torsion/mass

2

Bony lesions/compression fracture

2

Epiploic appendagitis

2

Shingles

2

Uterine mass/cancer

2

Testicular torsion

1

Interabdominal carcinomatosis with metastatic disease to the liver

1

Pneumonia

1

Bowel obstruction

1

Ileitis

1

AAA

0

Ectopic pregnancy

0

  1. AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm