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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Obstruction/hydronephrosis ... Family history, ultrasound ... cystic disease ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD
Autosomal dominant PCKD with liver involvement on Renal Ultrasound
Multiple anechoic cysts seen in the kidney and
anechoic cysts ... and the liver. ... liver has less cysts ... #kidney #cystic ... #disease #Ultrasound
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
contrast - Simple Cysts ... , No cysts in other ... Multiple bilateral cysts ... , Cysts in other ... Disease
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
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... and Relative Contraindications ... hematuria or systemic disease ... Multiple, bilateral cysts ... infection • Hydronephrosis
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Peripelvic Cyst ... abscess or infected cyst ... from peripelvic cysts ... Importantly, peripelvic cysts ... #Peripelvic #Cyst
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
No hydronephrosis ... cyst? ... cyst, renal cell ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... Type 2) • HRS-AKD ... disease -
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
>2000 mg/day) Cystine ... amino acids in kidney ... recessive genetic disease ... magnesium Uric acid ... #differential #diagnosis
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Hyperoxaluria • Cystine ... type A/B • Uric Acid ... Syndrome), Dent's disease ... , AD Hypocalcemic ... #differential #diagnosis