A Patient Who Is Undergoing Renal Lithotripsy Using Shock Waves

question 64

Multiple Choice

A patient who is undergoing renal lithotripsy using shock waves may be undergoing which procedure?

• A) extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
• B) glomerulonephral shock wave lithotripsy (GSWL)
• C) nephral shock wave lithotripsy (NSWL)
• D) transurethral shock wave lithotripsy (TSWL)

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