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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
on Renal POCUS ... normal echo/flat IVC ... AAA.... but left kidney ... Infected stone. ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... ARB • CCB (long ... Ischemic Stoke* ... Kidney Injury ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... Obstruction: Biliary stone ... cardiac muscle, kidneys ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... low preload → IV ... straight cath or long-term ... - Strong Medicine ... #Kidney #Injury
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
admitted with acute ... HPI: 1 day of acute ... prot CT A/P w IV ... Diagnosed with acute ... Sonopalpation - localization