Women who are pregnant occasionally develop kidney stones. For most patients with urinary stones, the best test to use to diagnose a urinary stone is a CT scan. What is the best test to use in pregnant women? Why?
A) Intravenous urography-because it outlines the inside of the kidney collecting system and the ureter.
B) Plain x-rays-because most stones appear on plain abdominal x-rays and more expensive tests are not needed.
C) Ultrasound-because it avoids exposing the developing fetus to radiation.
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