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Endoscopy (RUGBE): Endoscopic Hemostasis and Proton Pump Inhibition are Associated with Improved Outcomes in a Real-Life Setting. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004; 99:1238–1246.
10. Barkun A, Bardou M, Marshall JK, for the Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding Consensus Conference Group. Consensus recommendations for managing patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2003; 139:843–857.
11. Wrenn KD, Thompson LB. Hemodynamically stable upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Emerg Med. 1991 Jul; 9: 309–312.
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14. Cipolletta L, Bianco MA, Rotondano G, et al. Outpatient management for low-risk nonvariceal upper GI bleeding: a randomized controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002; 55:1–5.
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Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding
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Subpart IVH
Chapter
47
Clinical – Gastrointestinal
Dehydration, Gastroenteritis, and Vomiting
Elizabeth A. Rees, MD Bret A. Nicks, MD, MHA, FACEP
Background
Many patients, from newborns to the elderly, present to the emergency department (ED) every year with a chief complaint related to dehydra­tion. Presenting symptoms can be as varied as the potential sources of dehydration. The chal­lenge of the emergency physician is piecing together from the history and physical exam­ination the potentially life threatening and treatable sources of dehydration as well as cor­recting the dehydration and associated electro­lyte abnormalities. The management of the dehydrated patient can vary widely from simple encouragement of increased oral intake to aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid and electrolyte replacement. Hospital admission rates related to dehydration have a bimodal distribution, with peaks in the very young and very old.
1
The cost of caring for dehydrated patients is spread among ambulatory care services, EDs, observa­tion units (OUs), and inpatient hospitalizations. As it relates to observation, dehydration, often from gastroenteritis, accounts for 2% to 11.7% of the adult ED observation unit (ED OU) popula­tion.
2
The A gency for Healthcare Research and Quality considers dehydration to be a frequent, potentially preventable, acute cause of hospital admission.Thisissupportedbyasmallretro­spective single center observational study in which the diagnosis of dehydration was identi­fied as the highest risk diagnosis for early return visit to the ED and subsequent admission to the hospital on early return.
3
In the elderly alone the cost of dehydration management in the inpatient setting is greater than one billion dollars a year.
4
Early and successful management of acute dehy­drationisanareaofpotentialsavingsoflimited health care dollars – and ED OU management is essential in this process.
Pathophysiology
Dehydration is the end result of total body water loss. It can be due to a multitude of causes that result from decreased intake, excessive losses, or fluid shifts from extracellular spaces. The average healthy adult requires approximately 1 to 1.5 liters of water per day. Water losses occur from urine, feces, sweating, and respiration. These losses increase with renal concentrating problems, medi­cation effects, diarrhea, vomiting, environmental exposure, and fever. Fluid losses with vomiting, diarrhea, etc. and/or decreased fluid intake – and even the fluid shifts that can occur with ascites, effusions, and sepsis – can result in effective volume depletion and clinical dehydration.
Patients at increased risk for dehydration are those with comorbid illness as well as those with dependence on others for access to nourishment such as the very young and the debilitated elderly. Young children have an increased risk of dehy­dration related to their relative increase in total body water and their increased body surface area when compared to adults, as well as their depend­ence on others for hydration. As we age we have a relative decrease in total body w ater due to an increase in fat and decrease in skeletal muscle, but the risk of dehydration increases due to mul­tiple other factors.
5
Evaluation
A careful history and physical examination is required in patients presenting with dehydration. Historical features that are important to identify include the underlying health status of the patient, medications, and health problems, and the ability to access fluids. The physical examination when assessing for dehydration should focus on identi­fying potential critical, life-threatening conditions
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that exist. Vital signs should be performed, noting in particular the presence of fever, tachycardia, or hypotension. The physical examination should include the patients general appearance, skin turgor, mucous membrane hydration, and capil­lary refill to evaluate the extent of dehydration.
5
An abdominal examination should be performed to evaluate for acute emergencies, such as evi­dence of appendicitis, cholecystitis, or incarcer­ated hernias.
Radiographic and laboratory studies should be performed at the evaluating physicians discretion to determine the extent of disease process as well to identify and rule out potentially life-threatening and treatable conditions. When indicated, studies to consider include ultrasonography and abdom­inal CT to evaluate for surgical pathology, and serum electrolytes or liver function tests to evalu­ate for complications related to dehydration itself or the precipitating cause of dehydration. Urin­alysis should be considered in those patients prone to recurrent urinary tract infections or those with symptomatic dysuria. Urine output and urinalysis parameters have been used by some to assess the degree of dehydration.
6
Various dehydration scales have been suggested for assess­ing the degree of dehydration, but these scales have only been used in pediatric patients, particu­larly infants and young children.
6,7
Urine preg­nancy testing should be performed in all women of childbearing age to assess for hyperemesis as a cause of their dehydration.
8
ED OU Patient Selection – Inclusion Criteria
Careful patient selection is key to successful man­agement in the OU setting. Appropriate patients should be hemodynamically stable with anticipa­tion of discharge within the next 24 hours. Only mild to moderate dehydration stemming from treatable or self-limiting causes should be enrolled in the OU. Examples of appropriate presentations for OU admission are dehydration related to acute gastroenteritis, pharyngitis, or hyperemesis gravidarum, but not dehydration from an acute abdomen or diabetic ketoacidosis. If laboratory studies are performed during the initial patient evaluation, only mild electrolyte abnormalities should be present.
ED OU Patient Selection – Exclusion Criteria
Certain patients require complex care or prolonged management for treatment of dehydration and are considered poor candidates for observation dehy­dration protocols. In general, high-risk patients (such as those with renal failure, congestive heart failure, or liver failure) and those with hemody­namic instability should be excluded from the ED OU. Severe dehydration and marked electrolyte abnormalities are indications for hospital admis­sion given the high likelihood of prolonged course to recovery. Conditions resulting in dehydration that require specific, focused treatment such as bowel obstruction, diabetic ketoacidosis, appendi­citis, and sepsis are not amenable to ED OU care.
Management/Intervention
Observation management of dehydration allows for multiple different treatment options and interven­tions. IV hydration can be provided if indicated for those unable to tolerate oral fluids. Serial examin­ations and vital signs can be performed to evaluate response to treatment. A variety of anti-emetics can be provided to help decrease the rate of fluid loss as well as improve tolerance of oral rehydration. Most importantly, patients can be monitored for toler­ance of oral fluids and ability to keep down essential medications that may factor greatly in coordinating care disposition – whether home or to an inpatient service.
As with most ED OU patients, factors related to care disposition are multifactorial. In the dehy­drated patient, consideration of the underlying cause concurrent with any comorbid etiology, age, and available outpatient resources greatly impact the decision making. General guidelines for admis­sion from the unit include unstable vital signs, cause of dehydration identified during observation requiring admission (i.e., bowel obstruction), or persistent inability to tolerate oral fluids. Patients are often safe for further management at home if their vital signs are within appropriate hemody­namic ranges, symptoms improve and the patient tolerates oral fluids, and electrolyte abnormalities resolve (if these were initially assessed). Studies of the efficacy of ED OU treatment of adults with this common condition are needed.
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References
1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Preventable Hospitalizations. Part II. Detailed Statistics by Health Condition. http:// archive.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/ factbk5/factbk5c.htm (Accessed March 1, 2012)
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5. Armstrong J. Assessing hydration status: The elusive gold standard. AmJ Clin Nutr Oct 2007; 26(5):575s–584s.
6. Gorelick MH, Shaw KN, Murphy KO. Validity and reliability of clinical signs in the diagnosis of dehydration.
Pediatrics 1997; 99(5). Available at: www.pediatrics .org/cgi/content/full/99/ 5/e6
7. Goldman RD, Friedman JN, Parkin PC. Validation of the clinical dehydration scale for children with acute gastroeneteritis. Pediatrics 2008; 122(3):545–549.
8. Cheuvront SN, Ely BR, Kenefick RW, Sawka MN. Biological variation and diagnostic accuracy of dehydration assessment markers. Am J Clin Nutr 2010 Sep;92(3):565–573.
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Subpart IVI
Chapter
48
Clinical – Genitourinary
Urolithiasis
Claire Pearson, MD, MPH Robert D. Welch, MD, MS
Introduction
Urolithiasis (urinaryor kidney” stones) is a common medical problem for which patients often seek medical care for the symptoms of acute pain, nausea, and vomiting. The incidence of urolithiasis is over 5% of the U.S. population with a lifetime risk of 10–15% for developing a stone.
1
The majority, 70%, occur between the third and sixth decade of life, with males more commonly affected than females (7% and 3% respectively).
2
The prevalence of kidney stones
has been on the rise for the past several decades.
3
Individuals that have a history of kidney stones aremorelikelytohaveasecondstonewitha50% reoccurrence within 5 years and 80% within the next 20 years.
1
The costs associated with man­agement of urolithiasis in the United States is estimated to be over $2.1 billion dollars.
4
Outpa­tient visits predominate but roughly 600,000 emergency department (ED) visits occur and a portion of these cases will require observation or admission.
4
The frequency of occurrence, the need for treatment of symptoms, and, since many proced­ures can be done on an outpatient basis, the general lack of need for long-term hospitalization make this condition suitable for observation ser­vices. Although this section includes information on the initial diagnosis, much of the focus for observation services is on the patient in which the diagnosis has been established. Patient selec­tion and short-term management issues are the important factors.
Discussion
Risk factors for the development of kidney stones include family history, male gender, dehydration, hot, arid climates, and history of kidney stones.
2
Metabolic diseases may also predispose to kidney
stones including Crohns disease, primary hyper­parathyroidism, recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI), renal tubular acidosis, and gout.
2
Diabetes
and obesity are considered to be major risk factors.
3
Pathophysiology
Kidney stones are composed from a variety of materials, the most common being calcium oxal­ate, calcium phosphate, cystine, struvite, and uric acid. The majority of stones (75%) are composed of calcium oxalate with or without calcium phos­phate.
2
Hyperexcretion of calcium contributes to stone formation and high-quantity dairy intake may contribute to the formation of calcium-based stones.
2
Recurrent UTI with urea-splitting bac­teria such as Proteus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus contribute to struvite stone formation. Medications such as protease inhibi­tors, antibiotics, and some diuretics increase the risk of some kidney stones.
5
The size of the stone plays a role in the ability for it to pass out of the genitourinary system. Roughly 90% of stones less than 5 mm width pass spontaneously within 4 weeks. Only 15% of stones 5mm to 8mm width pass spontaneously and only 5% greater than 8 mm will pass.
2
The location of the stone from the kidney to the bladder deter­mines the chan ce of it becoming impacted along with the size of the stone. A stone may lodge in the calyx of the kidney or renal pelvis. The junc­tion of the ureter and the renal pelvis is only 2–3 mm in diameter and impaction may occur at this site. The location in which the ureter crosses the iliac vessels is another area in which stone passage may be obstructed but the most common area for impaction is at the ureterovesi­cular junction. Approximately 75% of stones are located in the distal third of the ureter at the time of diagnosis. The final place a stone may be impacted is at the bladd er outlet.
2
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History
Renal colic is classically acute in onset frequently with nausea and at times with vomiting. However, at times the patient may be relatively asymptom­atic. Past medical problems, family history, and dietary information should be assessed during the history. Additionally, one should probe into factors that may indicate alternative causes of flank or groin pain.
Colic or spasmodic, severe intermittent pain from the flank to the groin is common for kidney stone pain. Pain in the proximal ureter or renal pelvis causes posterior flank pain and pain in the distal ureter may cause radiation of pain to the ipsilateral testicle and labia. In the ureter lower and anterior flank pain predominates and at the ureterovesical junction lower flank pain with accompanying scrotal or vulvar pain is co mmon. Urinary symptoms may also exist including fre­quency and urgency.
Physical Examination
The physical examination is best used to evaluate for other causes of flank and groin pain. The classic finding of a patient with renal colic is that of someone in severe pain, but some patients can have minimal symptoms. Any important abdom­inal tenderness should lead one to consider and search for other causes of the pain, but the absence of major tenderness does not exclude other causes such as abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Laboratory Tests
The standard evaluation will often include a basic metabolic panel, renal function tests (blood urea nitrogen and creatinine), and urinalysis and analysis of a stones composition.
3
Urinalysis is performed looking for red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), proteins, and crystals. A urinary tract stone may be present in the absence of RBCs as about 15% will not have hematuria and RBCs may occur from other con­ditions such as infection, menses, appendicitis, and diverticulitis. Electrolytes should be obtained for all first-time patients presenting with a history concerning for stones, but may not be needed in all cases of patients with recurrent disease.
3
The collection of a 24-hour urine and evalu­ation of urinary pH can impart information regarding stone formation.
3,5
It is not clear if a
12-hour collection (a more realistic goal for observation patients) would suffice since daily variations in fluid intake, diurnal metabolism, and other variations would not be captured.
6
Determining the type of stone can aid in the outpatient treatment and prevention for individ­uals with stones. Metaboli c stone tests are used to help identify the underlying causes of stone for­mation; this typically involves a 24-hour urine collection. Knowing the stone composition can aid in identifying underlying medical conditions and certain medical conditions can aid in predict­ing stone composition.
7
Imaging
Computerized tomography (CT) has become the first choice in emergency imaging with 92–100% sensitivity for the evaluation of urinary and non­urinary flank pain.
8
Data from the National Hos­pital Ambulatory Care Survey described a change in the use of CT for emergency evaluation of flank pain increasing from 19.6% of cases in 2000 to
45.5% in 2008 with no change in the proportion of patients (about 20%) diagnosed as having a stone.
9
The increased use is in part due to the added benefit of potentially providing a diagnosis of other sources of abdominal or flank pain, and CT is widely available in the United States. Duel energy CT utilizing advanced post-acquired pro­cessing can identify the composition of various types of stones and potentially could help guide long-term management.
10
More recent research has evaluated the ability of CT to provide accurate diagnostic images using reduced radiation doses (low-dose CT) thereby limiting exposure. It has been shown to be an effective diagnostic modality for most patients but image quality may not be ideal for patients with a very low or high body-mass index.
11–13
For patients with a body-mass index under 30, low­dose CT imaging had 95% sensitivity and 97% specificity for ureteral stones and was 100% sen­sitive for those with ureteral stones larger than 3 mm.
11
This area requires more information to help determine if low-dose CT differs in the abil­ity to identify stones in the kidney compared to the ureter
11,14,15
and to determine ideal radiation
dosing parameters.
16
Some suggest that this tech­nique may be utilized as a first-line diagnostic study if the clinician understands its limitations, but it may best be used for patients with known
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disease to follow progress or diagnose recurrent disease.
12
Figure 48.1(a)–(d) shows images of a
low- and normal-dose CT of the same patient.
Ultrasound is useful in the diagnosis of kidney stones. Advantages of ultrasound include there are no known important side effects, no radiation exposure, availability for rapid assessment, repeat­ability, it can detect the majority of calculi, and it is associated with low cost.
17,18
Additionally
useful information can be obtained regarding the anatomy of the kidney and ureters. For patients with the clinical finding of hematuria and flank pain, emergency limited ultrasound was found to have reasonably good sensitivity and specificity
19
and another study suggested that emergency ultra­sound can be utilized to diagnose obstructive uro­pathy and is easily learned by physicians training in ultrasound.
20
A more recent study found that
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Figure 48.1 Low-Dose CT Images Compared to Full-Dose CT Images, (a) axial image using a standard-dose radiation protocol, (b) coronal image using a standard-dose radiation protocol, (c) axial image using a low-dose radiation protocol, and (d) coronal image using a low-dose radiation protocol. Both sets of images demonstrate densities in the right kidney. Two stones are seen on the coronal cuts and the incidental finding of a large right renal cyst is noted.
(Images are courtesy of Jason B. Wynberg, MD; Director, Detroit Medical Center, Kidney Stone Center)
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bedside ultrasonography had only moderate sensi­tivity and specificity for the detection of ureteral stones and had minimal impact on physiciansclin­ical impression of patients with possible stones.
21
Other disadvantages of ultrasound include false positives, which are secondary to surrounding anatomy, and inability to detect small stones. Add­itionally this diagnostic study is dependent on sonographer ability and technical quality.
17,18
Kidney/Ureter/Bladder (KUB) radiography used to be a popular imaging modality but sensi­tivity was low, often around 45% to 59%.
22
Plain radiography (KUB technique) use has signifi­cantly decreased from 2000 to 2008 while ultra­sound use has remained stable.
9
Advantages of using radiography include the minimal exposure to radiation and the utility for following stone passage after procedures such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).
Studies have found that ultrasound combined with plain radiography (KUB) is more cost­effective and utilizes considerably less radiation than CT for discovering clinically significant stones.
23,24
Further studies are needed to determine if combined ultrasound and plain KUB could replace CT scan as the primary diagnostic imaging study and if these can be adequately performed at the bedside and interpreted by ED physicians.
Prior to CT, intravenous pyelog raphy had been used for years and may still be used in places without readily available CT. One study found the sensitivity to be 94.2% and a specifi­city of 90.4 %.
25
It is likely that many institu­tions have all but abandoned this diagnostic study for diagnosis among ED or observation unit (OU) patients.
Differential Diagnosis
Among the most immediately life-threatening mimics of renal colic are abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and aortic dissection; these conditions must not be overlooked. Additional considerations include appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, pyelonephritis, varicella-zoster, and musculoskeletal pain.
Patient Criteria
Most patients in whom the diagnosis of a urinary tract stone is made in the ED can be treated as an outpatient. Admission for short-term observation
and treatm ent is indicated when adequate pain control cannot be achieved or for intractable nausea and vomiting.
2
Additionally, severely dehydrated patients may also require observation. Patients with renal failure or patients with signs of sepsis from a urinary tract infection with tachy­cardia, fever, hypotension, and shock will typic­ally need inpatient admission.
2
Surgical intervention may be required for those with persistent obstruction, halting of stone progress, or unrelenting renal colic.
26
Those with complete obstruction require urology consult­ation and will need to be admitted.
2
Management
Since the cost of kidney stone diagnosis and treat­ment is high and reoccurrence rates are sizeable, evaluation of the underlying cause is important.
3
Medical Therapy
Initialmedicalmanagement includesthe use of non­steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) and/ or opioids for acute renal colic. NSAIDs are pre­ferredas opioids tend to have more adverse effects.
27
In a 2006 prospective trial of acute renal colic treat­ment, the combination of morphine and ketorolac had greater pain relief then either analgesic drug singularly.
28
Fluid management has not been shown to have significant improvement in pain or to facili­tate acute management; diuretics and high-dose fluids can cause damage.
29
However, adequate fluid
hydration can help prevent reoccurrences.
Stable patients are started on oral pain manage­ment as tolerated. Adjuvant therapy includes alpha agonists (tamsulosin, terazosin, and doxazosin) or calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) to enhance stone passage. The pharmacology behind these two drug classes is the ability to inhibit smooth muscle contraction. Singh et al. performed a sys­tematic review of trials using alpha agonist and calcium channel blockers and found that both offer significant benefit for stone expulsion.
4
Special Considerations
Pregnant women may develop kidney stones and the risks of imaging with radiation exposure must outweigh the potential delay in diagnosis or infec­tion, renal pathology, or premature labor. Physio­logic changes of pregnancy including dilation of the renal calices, pelvis, and ureter may occur and
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mimic renal colic. Ultrasound has low sensitivity during pregnancy and ureteroscopy may be the study of choice for pregnant women who require interventional therapy.
30
For patients with recurrent kidney stones the use or potential overuse of CT imaging should be evaluated. CT radiation exposure acts cumula­tively, which may put individuals at increased risk for later malignancy. Although the threshold for radiation exposure is unknown, a study by Manohar et al. evaluated patients treated for kidney stones and found what was felt to be excessive exposure to radiation.
31
Since the increased use of CT scans has not lead to an increase in the portion of patients presenting with flank pain who are diagnosed with a renal stone, overuse of radiation should be a concern
for the clinician.
9
Alternative imaging or diag­nostic studies previously mentioned should be strongly considered for patients with recurrent urolithiasis and pri or CT imaging.
Outcome
For patients in observation the goals are progres­sion to oral pain management and ability to tol­erate oral dietary intake. Adequate hydration should be assured.
Conclusion
Kidney stones are a common emergency condi­tion that account for significant health care dollars. Some patients will require obse rvation and this is gener ally for symptom management.
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