A 40-year-old man presents with sudden onset severe flank pain radiating to the groin. CT KUB shows a 4 mm distal ureteric stone with no hydronephrosi...

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A 40-year-old man presents with sudden onset severe flank pain radiating to the groin. CT KUB shows a 4 mm distal ureteric stone with no hydronephrosis and normal renal function. He is afebrile. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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Conservative management with NSAIDs and oral fluids

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Urgent urological surgery

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Immediate nephrostomy tube placement

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Prolonged opioid therapy without NSAIDs

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Long-term allopurinol therapy

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Renal colic

A 40-year-old man presents with sudden onset severe flank pain radiating to the groin. CT KUB shows a 4 mm distal ureteric stone with no hydronephrosis and normal renal function. He is afebrile. What is the most appropriate initial management?