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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS ... flat IVC/no abd FF ... AAA.... but left kidney ... Infected stone. ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS
Proximal Ureteral Stone on POCUS
Acute flank pain.
2 cm obstructing stone in proximal ureter. Can't just managed
Proximal Ureteral Stone ... on POCUS Acute ... cm obstructing stone ... #POCUS #renal # ... kidney #clinical
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uric Acid Stones ... - 10% of stones ... Medullary sponge kidney ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

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

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from
UPJ Stone on Sagittal ... Bladder POCUS ... FAST exam trace FF ... Ureteropelvic #junction #Stone ... Sagittal #Bladder #POCUS
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... Acute Ischemic Stoke ... Syndrome • Acute Kidney ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS A patient ... liver & right kidney ... #POCUS #nephrolithiasis ... clinical #ultrasound #kidney
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine • Kidney ... duct stricture/Stones ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
composition of stones ... Stones are seen ... Ureteral stones ... Kidney Stone ... #Clinical #POCUS
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction: Biliary stone ... cardiac muscle, RBC, kidney ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm