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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
for Renal Calculus ... renal stones ... renal stones IVP ... #Calculi #Renal ... #Kidney #stones
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 ... These mutations cause ... flankpain #PCN #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 ... stones #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
stones and now ... passing another stone ... cyst, renal cell ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... stone in the pelvis ... concerning for septic stone ... #Pelvis #Stone ... #labeled #hydronephrosis
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

A 30yo presents with ap and n/v. What additional poc us view
UVJ Stone on Bladder ... Renal PoC ultrasound ... hydronephrosis of the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic ... 790999409110704128 #UVJ #Stone
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS

Female with right flank pain.  Diagnosis and cause?  
Answer: Medullary
Nephrocalcinosis on Renal ... Diagnosis and cause ... distal ureteral stone ... Labeled Schematic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... of Kidney Stones ... Hyperoxaluria • Cystine ... Dent's disease, AD ... #Kidney #Stones
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Osteoarthritis • Lytic ... weaker and more ... resorption, Incr renal ... Nephrolithiasis (Kidney ... Stones) Cardiac
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone ... collecting system stone ... , and left renal ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #ultrasound