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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
abnormalities seen on kidney ... and urinary bladder ... POCUS - Dr. ... #bladder #differential ... #diagnosis #pocus
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
mannitol), Chronic kidney ... • Inability of kidneys ... Isosthenuria): Chronic kidney ... low urine osm): Primary ... calculi, Bladder
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... bladder tumors ... Glomerulonephritides (GN) • Primary ... Disease process primarily ... related to kidney
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... urine sediment, urinary ... Urine #Microscopy #Urinary ... #Kidney #Stones ... Composition #Shapes #Table
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Gallbladder • Urinary ... Bladder • GI ... sspillai01 #POCUS
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... POST-Renal AKI: • Urinary ... obstruction, Neurogenic bladder ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
causing Acute Kidney ... methotrexate Postrenal -↓ bladder ... contraction, and/or ↑ urinary ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Septic infarct in the upper pole of the right kidney secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

35-year-old male.
pole of the right kidney ... pole of right kidney ... Urinary bladder ... Septic #infarct #kidney ... #Renal #POCUS #
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Neurogenic bladder ... • Urinary tract ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Lower Urinary Tract ... Infection damages the urinary ... deposition -> Urinary ... extends above the bladder ... Infection of the kidney