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Analgesic nephropathy x-ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]

Overview

Overview

A pyelogram is not helpful in the diagnosis of analgesic nephropathy and may worsen the renal injury due to contrast utilization.

X-ray

X-ray

A pyelogram is not helpful in the diagnosis of analgesic nephropathy and may worsen the renal injury due to contrast utilization.[1]

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