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Renal Infarction on POCUS

An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color
Infarction on POCUS ... An illustrative case ... upper half of the kidney ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #kidney
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Klebsiella Thigh ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... over the thigh. ... POCUS shows this ... #MSK #Clinical
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... non-invasive - High ... for non-calculus causes ... scan) when an ultrasound ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
decr ability of kidneys ... Release of purine bases ... of abnormally high ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... Most cases diagnosed ... fractures of feet, thigh ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... countries (11-24 cases ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... anterior/posterior MSK
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... View Male with high ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... Chondrocalcinosis, seen on high-resolution ... ultrasound and/ ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
involvement: Muscles, Kidneys ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... High body temperatures ... Hyperventilation, Dizziness, Nausea ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... We may ask why are ... levels: normal/high ... oxygen sensing (at kidneys ... about secondary causes