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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... and urinary bladder ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... , renal, and post-renal ... glomerular, tubular, and ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Acute #Kidney #
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
markedly hypoechoic (labeled ... m in image) and ... easily confused as ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... - Differential Diagnosis ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kidney Syndromes - A Guide to Compartmentalize the Etiologies of Kidney Disease
1) Tubule and interstitium
2) Vasculature
3)
Kidney Syndromes ... Etiologies of Kidney ... Disease 1) Tubule and ... galindozip #Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... UA) - Tubular (renal ... , urinalysis, renal ... drainage, or stenting as ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute Kidney ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... , and Postrenal ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Acute #Kidney
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... No structural kidney ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #diagnosis
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal ... echo/flat IVC/no abd ... AAA.... but left kidney ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS #Renal ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... scan) when an ultrasound ... urinary tract: diagnostic ... #Kidney #stones