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Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
NSAIDs on the Kidney ... Prostaglandins on the Kidney ... perfusion, the ... to improve the perfusion ... Prostaglandins #NSAIDs #Kidney
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... thromboembolism, renal ... tumors INTRINSINC RENAL ... ) • Primary GNs ... primarily related to kidney
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
abnormalities seen on kidney ... urinary bladder POCUS ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #kidney ... differential #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal
Interpreting Kidney Biomarkers

↑ Creatinine: 
 • AKI, CKD
 • Medications that lead to nephroprotective ↓ in
Interpreting Kidney ... nephroprotective ↓ in GFR ... Medications that ↓ renal ... #Biomarkers #Kidney ... #renal #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework Pre-Renal ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... Vasculitis • GN ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... ) - Prerenal, Renal ... Postrenal PRE-RENAL ... Impaired perfusion ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney
Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Renal Infarction ... on POCUS An ... upper half of the kidney ... #Infarction #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #kidney
Blunt Trauma Kidney Laceration on POCUS
- 23 y/o man presented with RUQ ~ epigastric pain 
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Blunt Trauma Kidney ... Laceration on POCUS ... Rt.flank Rt. kidney ... #Laceration #Renal ... Blunt #Trauma #POCUS
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
with Pericardial Effusion ... sided pericardial effusion ... resuscitated due to DNR ... #pericardial #effusion ... MyocardialInfarction #AMI #POCUS
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
Sub-diaphragmatic (Spleen and kidney ... trauma #pulmonary #effusion ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus