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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
flat IVC/no abd FF ... Infected stone.
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from school.
Renal Pelvis Stone ... FAST exam trace FF ... Nephrolithiasis #Renal #Stone
UPJ Stone on Sagittal Bladder POCUS

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from
UPJ Stone on Sagittal ... FAST exam trace FF ... Ureteropelvic #junction #Stone
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
UROLITHIASIS 80% of stones ... & cystine (1%) stones ... Struvite stones, ... Uric acid stone ... Cystine stones are
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... Urinary #Kidney #Stones
How-to Calculate the Filtration Fraction (FF) in CKRT
FF = Fluid removed from the filter / Fluid
Filtration Fraction (FF ... ) in CKRT FF = Fluid ... filter - The FF ... - The target FF ... NOT affect the FF
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Pediatric Kidney Stones ... • Try retrieve stone ... ELECTIVE: - Stone ... Stent: < 2 cm stone ... URS: Ureteric stone
Medications for Recurrent Calcium Oxalate (CaOx) Stones
HYPERCALCIURIA
 • Thiazides: HCT, Indapamide, Chlorthalidone
 • Consider after first
Oxalate (CaOx) Stones ... Consider after first stone ... kidney - Large stone ... risk in CaPO4 stones ... Oxalate #CaOx #Stones
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
calcium-containing stones ... X-rays useful tor stone ... ureteric and renal stones ... Combines calcific stone ... Renal #Kidney #stones
How-to Calculate the Filtration Fraction (FF) in CKRT
 • The FF is the ratio of fluid
Filtration Fraction (FF ... in CKRT • The FF ... • The target FF ... NOT affect the FF ... calculators/ #FF