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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... urinary bladder POCUS ... #bladder #differential ... #ultrasound #renal ... #clinical
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Kidney Injury ( ... stricture/valves Meatal ... #Kidney #Injury ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Kidney #Injury ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
- Differential ... t-PA, heparin Acute ... acidosis, DKA Kidney ... CKD Increased Renal ... #phosphate #nephrology
Proximal Ureteral Stone on POCUS
Acute flank pain.
2 cm obstructing stone in proximal ureter. Can't just managed
Ureteral Stone on POCUS ... Acute flank pain ... Ureteral #Stone #POCUS ... #renal #kidney ... #clinical #ultrasound
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... autosomal dominant kidney ... Ultrasound - No ... diagnosis of echogenic kidneys ... #nephrology
Septic infarct in the upper pole of the right kidney secondary to Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis

35-year-old male.
pole of the right kidney ... associated with acute ... #Renal #POCUS # ... Ultrasound #Staphylococcus ... #aureus #Clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... kidney injury). ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
as a marker of kidney ... digital assistant medical ... as are seen in acute ... estimate GFR in many clinical ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid on POCUS ... Differential ... Perinephric #fluid #POCUS ... #ultrasound #renal ... #kidney #clinical