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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... (Obstruction/hydronephrosis ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD
Moderate Hydronephrosis on POCUS

Be sure to add color doppler to your images to ensure that what
Moderate Hydronephrosis ... seeing is in fact hydronephrosis ... Moderate #POCUS #Renal ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Grading #Grades
Severe Hydronephrosis on POCUS

Be sure to add color doppler to your images to ensure that what
Severe Hydronephrosis ... seeing is in fact hydronephrosis ... Severe #POCUS #Renal ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Grading #Grades
Mild Hydronephrosis on POCUS

Be sure to add color doppler to your images to ensure that what
Mild Hydronephrosis ... seeing is in fact hydronephrosis ... #Mild #POCUS #Renal ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Grading #Grades
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Complex Hydronephrosis ... on Renal POCUS ... AAA.... but left kidney ... #POCUS #Renal # ... Ultrasound #Clinical
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... lowered adverse kidney ... T2DM; first renal ... lowered adverse kidney ... #CKD
Renal Biopsy - Absolute and Relative Contraindications
WHEN NOT TO DO IT:
 • Isolated glomerular hematuria, unless
Renal Biopsy - Absolute ... progressive • Low grade ... infection • Hydronephrosis ... BrighamChiefs #Renal ... #Biopsy #kidney
Albuminuria (Grades) and Risk for CKD
Normal to mildly increased albuminuria:
 - Albumin excretion rate: < 30
Albuminuria (Grades ... ) and Risk for CKD ... of progressive kidney ... associated with worse renal ... classification #CKD
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
medullary pyramids on renal ... POCUS No hydronephrosis ... they taper toward renal ... medullary #pyramids #renal ... #kidney #POCUS
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
urinary sediment, renal ... HIV serology, renal ... eosinophiluria, renal ... protein-electrophoresis, renal ... markers • Cardio-renal