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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... classified into pre-renal ... , renal, and post-renal ... Renal causes of ... and interstitial disease
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... abnormalities seen on kidney ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #kidney ... diagnosis #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework PRE-Renal ... Shunting INTRA-Renal ... Immune-complex disease ... Drug-induced POST-Renal
Kidney Syndromes - A Guide to Compartmentalize the Etiologies of Kidney Disease
1) Tubule and interstitium
2) Vasculature
3)
Kidney Syndromes ... Etiologies of Kidney ... Disease 1) Tubule ... galindozip #Renal ... #Kidney #Syndromes
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... illustrative case of renal ... consistent with renal ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Renal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Vascular occlusion RENAL ... • Inflammatory disease ... Infection POST-RENAL
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
medullary pyramids on renal ... they taper toward renal ... medullary #pyramids #renal ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Common causes: • Renal ... - Renal ultrasound ... evaluate cause of renal ... disease - Renal ... Bilateral selective renal
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Renal Failure, Post-Renal ... Breast, Kidney, ... Metastatic Bone Disease ... Granulomatous Disease ... Immobilization • Adrenal