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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 Disease ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Prostate cancer Cervical ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney
Cortical nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS
POCUS incidental finding - Cortical nephrocalcinosis  is rare.  Rarely a
on Renal POCUS ... The cause should ... nephrocalcinosis #Renal ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... NephroP #AKI #causes
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... An illustrative case ... upper half of the kidney ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... h urinary free cortisol ... midnight salivary cortisol
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
medullary pyramids on renal ... markedly hypoechoic (labeled ... they taper toward renal ... #kidney #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... of kidney disease ... - No other cause
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... identify non-calculus causes ... for non-calculus causes ... scan) when an ultrasound ... #Kidney #stones
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... , Normal sized kidneys ... of infection - Renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes