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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... KUB - Good far ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank ... or abdominal pain
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
Primary and secondary ... hypotension - Nausea ... nervous system symptoms ... axillary and pubic hair ... testicles - Secondary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
/vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... /dL -> Primary AI ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Causes of Secondary
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary calculi ... nephropathy • Secondary ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms
 • Brain: Androgenization effects, Glucocorticoid effects,
Deficiency - Signs and Symptoms ... Early puberty, Secondary ... , Male-pattern hair ... Deficiency #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... - Dynamic air ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... contact with cold air ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Ischemic Bowel

LOOK FOR AIR IN
(POCUS) secondary ... Bowel LOOK FOR AIR ... Another case of ... POCUS #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound