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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
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... to identify non-calculus ... Useful for non-calculus ... #Renal #Kidney ... #stones #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 ... hydronephrosis #kidney
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
struvite (10%), & cystine ... staghorn or large calculus ... overwhelms the renal ... Cystine stones are ... flankpain #PCN #calculus
Autosomal dominant PCKD with liver involvement on Renal Ultrasound
Multiple anechoic cysts seen in the kidney and
Autosomal dominant PCKD ... Ultrasound Multiple ... seen in the kidney ... and the liver. ... #kidney #cystic
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Kidney Disease ( ... ACKD) Screening ... and Management ... #Kidney #Disease
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
Ultrasound Preferred ... detects uric-acid ... Kidney Stone ... US: Lower pole calculus ... IVContrastAllergies #Diagnosis #calculus