title: Assessment and initial management of urologic trauma.
abstract: This article discusses the appropriate assessment, initial management, timely referral to a urologist for abdominal, bladder, urogenital, and renal/renal collecting system injury. Appropriate laboratory and physical examinations, as well as radiologic imaging, are paramount to obtaining accurate diagnosis and to providing appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA. quiksand25@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Tonkin
authors.forename: Britton E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Tisdale
authors.forename: Gerald H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy