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I've had kidney stones a couple times. That--and the other times I've had gallstones--were the only times where I was writhing in agony. Even worse than pancreatitis (caused by the gallstones).
In residency we were taught that people with appendicitis want to be very, very still. But people with kidney stones can't stay still. So when you're called down to the ER to evaluate someone for right lower quadrant abdominal pain, try surreptitiously bumping the gurney with your leg. An appy won't like it, but it won't really bother a patient with kidney stones.
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