A 45-year-old man with a 4 mm ureteric calculus confirmed on non-contrast CT presents with colicky flank pain. According to NICE, what is the recommen...

Question

A 45-year-old man with a 4 mm ureteric calculus confirmed on non-contrast CT presents with colicky flank pain. According to NICE, what is the recommended initial analgesic management?

Accepted Answer

NSAIDs (e.g. diclofenac)

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Intravenous paracetamol

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Oral morphine

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Buscopan (hyoscine)

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Immediate lithotripsy

MCQ (SBA): Renal calculus

A 45-year-old man with a 4 mm ureteric calculus confirmed on non-contrast CT presents with colicky flank pain. According to NICE, what is the recommended initial analgesic management?