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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... abnormalities seen on kidney ... #bladder #differential ... #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... breast, prostate, renal ... collection • Kidney ... Retroperitoneal hemorrhage
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... Diagnosis/differential ... cephalad to the right kidney ... Labeled Schematic ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... infections (HPV, EBV), Renal ... #Hematuria #Renal ... #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... "Sausage-like" hemorrhagic ... • New-onset back ... Hyperuricemia • Acute renal
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
Acute Kidney Injury ... gammopathy of renal ... VEGFi), TKi • Hemorrhagic ... Cancer #Oncology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
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 ... of infection - Renal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
such as retinal hemorrhages ... disturbance, or acute kidney ... eg, presence of renal ... • Vascular: Renal ... Renal parenchymal
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
fluid on POCUS Differential ... Diagnosis: Calyceal ... hematoma from trauma, renal ... pyelonephritis, & renal ... #renal #kidney