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UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
overwhelms the renal ... Uric acid stone ... Cystine stones are ... These mutations cause ... #kidneystones #hydronephrosis
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... (Obstruction/hydronephrosis ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... presents with fever and ... liver & right kidney ... nephrolithiasis #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #hydronephrosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... renal stones ... renal stones IVP ... for non-calculus causes ... #Kidney #stones
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

A 30yo presents with ap and n/v. What additional poc us view
presents with ap and ... Renal PoC ultrasound ... should reveal hydronephrosis ... of the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abscess - Fever and ... #Algorithm #Causes
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
stones and now ... No hydronephrosis ... cyst, renal cell ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS

Female with right flank pain.  Diagnosis and cause?  
Answer: Medullary
Diagnosis and cause ... distal ureteral stone ... POCUS along with hydronephrosis ... Labeled Schematic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
/stone/abscess, ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... , and left renal ... may be a cause ... #ultrasound
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
Ultrasound Preferred ... and detects uric-acid ... Detects hydronephrosis ... Kidney Stone ... IVContrastAllergies #Diagnosis