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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... renal stones ... to identify non-calculus ... #Renal #Kidney ... #stones #calculus
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... >2000 mg/day) Cystine ... amino acids in kidney ... heart failure #Calculi ... diagnosis #causes #calculus
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
staghorn or large calculus ... overwhelms the renal ... Cystine stones are ... #kidneystones #hydronephrosis ... flankpain #PCN #calculus
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
calculus on POCUS ... calculus. ... #Pyonephrosis #calculus ... #renal #ultrasound ... #kidney
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
Ultrasound Preferred ... Detects hydronephrosis ... Kidney Stone ... US: Lower pole calculus ... IVContrastAllergies #Diagnosis #calculus
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
POCUS No hydronephrosis ... markedly hypoechoic (labeled ... m in image) and ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS

Female with right flank pain.  Diagnosis and cause?  
Answer: Medullary
Diagnosis and cause ... distal ureteral stone ... POCUS along with hydronephrosis ... Labeled Schematic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... presents with fever and ... liver & right kidney ... nephrolithiasis #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #hydronephrosis
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

A 30yo presents with ap and n/v. What additional poc us view
presents with ap and ... Renal PoC ultrasound ... should reveal hydronephrosis ... of the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
stones and now ... No hydronephrosis ... cyst, renal cell ... #Abscess #kidney ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound