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Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... , No cysts in other ... , Cysts in other ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... #RenalMass #Nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
physician could assess ... • Urinary casts ... used with normal renal ... Acute Kidney Injury ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
, and left renal ... from peripelvic cysts ... Importantly, peripelvic cysts ... may be a cause ... #ultrasound
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Bland urine (no casts ... ultrasound ... Exclude other AKI causes ... essential in all cases ... Syndrome #Hepatology #Nephrology