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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
(Obstruction/hydronephrosis ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology
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
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
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... of infection - Renal ... Abscess - Fever and ... #RenalMass #Nephrology
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
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Kidney Disease ( ... ACKD) Screening ... and Management ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
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 ... #Abscess #kidney ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
/stone/abscess, ... collecting system stone ... , and left renal ... occasionally may cause ... #ultrasound
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
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Metabolic Causes ... of Kidney Stones ... Hyperoxaluria • Cystine ... #Kidney #Stones ... #pediatrics #nephrology