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STONE Score
Indications
Suspected uncomplicated
Ureteral Stone
in patients with normal
Renal Function
Contraindications
Fever
or signs of infection
Ill appearing patients
Elderly patients
Trauma
or recent urologic surgery
Active cancer
Criteria
Gender
Score 0: Female Gender
Score 2: Male Gender
Duration
Score 0: Lasting >24 hours
Score 1: Lasting 6 to 24 hours
Score 3: Lasting <6 hours
Nausea
and
Vomiting
Score 0: None
Score 1:
Nausea
only
Score 2:
Nausea
and
Vomiting
Hematuria
(on
Urine Dipstick
)
Score 0: None
Score 3: Present
Race (Optional)
Score 0: Black
Score 3: Non-Black
Interpretation
Score 0 to 5: Low Risk for Stone (9.2%)
Alternative diagnosis is more likely
Score 6 to 9: Moderate Risk for Stone (51.3%)
Consider expectant management without CT if
Hydronephrosis
on
Bedside Ultrasound
(after hydration) in otherwise healthy patient
Bedside Ultrasound
may also be used to help exclude other important diagnoses (e.g. AAA, acute cholelithaisis)
Score 10 to 13: High Risk for Stone (88.6%)
Consider expectant management without CT in pain-controlled patients at low risk for alternative diagnosis
Bedside Ultrasound
may increase accuracy by identifying
Hydronephrosis
and excluding alternative diagnoses
Low dose CT may be considered if stone localization and size is needed
Resources
STONE Score for Uncomplicated
Ureteral Stone
https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10110/stone-score-uncomplicated-ureteral-stone
References
Daniels (2016) Ann Emerg Med 67(4):439-48 +PMID: 26747219 [PubMed]
Moore (2014) BMJ 348:g2191 +PMID: 24671981 [PubMed]
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