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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... Microscopy #Urinary #Kidney ... #Stones #Crystals
Medications for Recurrent Calcium Oxalate (CaOx) Stones
HYPERCALCIURIA
 • Thiazides: HCT, Indapamide, Chlorthalidone
 • Consider after first
Oxalate (CaOx) Stones ... Consider after first stone ... - Single kidney ... - Large stone ... risk in CaPO4 stones
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Stones Acute Managment ... • Try retrieve stone ... ELECTIVE: - Stone ... Stent: < 2 cm stone ... URS: Ureteric stone
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 ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney ... #stones #calculus
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uric Acid Stones ... - Struvite Stones ... - 10% of stones ... Medullary sponge kidney
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
flat IVC/no abd FF ... AAA.... but left kidney ... Infected stone.
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy - Kidney ... Stones and Crystals ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Stones ... Nephrology #Sediment #Kidney
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
composition of stones ... well as calcium stones ... Stones are seen ... Ureteral stones ... Kidney Stone
Nephrolithiais on Renal Ultrasound - Doppler

Doppler Right kidney.  Twinkling seen from additional 2stones.  2
Doppler Right kidney ... from additional 2stones ... . 2 stents/ESWL ... Stone free on 1 ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from school.
Renal Pelvis Stone ... FAST exam trace FF ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Nephrolithiasis #Renal #Stone