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Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Inner medullary collecting ... Hyperuricemia, Renal ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal ... for ureteric and renal ... identify non-calculus causes ... function and anatomy (collecting ... for non-calculus causes
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
breast, prostate, renal ... peripancreatic fluid collection ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... deficiency • blood collection ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... in blood urea causes ... hyponatremia in renal ... principal cells of the collecting ... sodium in the renal
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal ... No collecting system ... Overall: fluid collection ... cysts may be a cause ... occasionally may cause
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
overwhelms the renal ... collecting system ... These mutations cause
General algorithm for the management of inflammatory pancreatic fluid collections. 

ANC, acute necrotic collection; APFC, acute
pancreatic fluid collections ... acute necrotic collection ... peripancreatic fluid collection ... pancreatic #fluid #collections
Classification of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
Interstitial Edematous Pancreatitis: 
 < 4 weeks - Acute (peri)panreatic fluid collection
Pancreatic Fluid Collections ... panreatic fluid collection ... extrapancreatic fluid collection ... Acute necrotic collection ... pancreatic necrotic collection
Pancreatitis Complications - Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Fluid Collections
Interstitial Edematous (85%):
 • Acute Pancreatic Fluid Collection (APFC)
Pancreatitis and Fluid Collections ... Pancreatic Fluid Collection ... Acute necrotic collection