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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... Calyces) Grade IV ... nephrology #radiology #ultrasound ... #pocus #clinical ... #diagnosis
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
(VExUS) grading ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
Appendicitis on POCUS
68 y/o male with acute RLQ pain, involuntary guarding, WBC 20.  Probe where
Appendicitis on POCUS ... pain, involuntary guarding ... IV abx, IVF, NPO ... Global Ultrasound ... #abdominal
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... renal stones IVP ... tumors) - Limited IVP ... with surgical access
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Score Grade 0 - IVC ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Grading
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound ... pressure that exceeds IVC ... hepaticvein #Doppler #Ultrasound ... #tracing #diagnosis ... #pocus
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Assessment Step 1: IVC ... no congestion): IVC ... #VExUS #diagnosis ... #pocus #congestion ... #grading #grades
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS
Pt with severe chest/abd pain. Ill/febrile. RUSH exam performed.  Diagnosis?  Patient
on POCUS Pt with ... Diagnosis? ... IVC-Aorta Sag sweep ... was treated with IV ... #ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Oral sodium loading ... aldosterone) or IV ... with indwelling IV
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Epigastric abdominal ... early; late to assess ... Management: • IVF ... Scheduled APAP, IV ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology