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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Pelviectasis Grade ... IV - Cortical Thinning ... nephrology #radiology #ultrasound ... #pocus #clinical ... #diagnosis
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Doppler Step 4: Renal ... < 2cm Grade 1 ... #VenousExcess #Ultrasound ... #VExUS #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... stones IVP - ... with function and anatomy ... scan) when an ultrasound
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
inferior vena cava (IVC ... and interlobular renal ... Intra-renal venous ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Grade 1 - IVC grade ... Grade 2 - IVC grade ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical
Renal Artery to IVC Arteriovenous Fistula on Angiography

44 yr male, DOE, bounding pulse, BP 150/68, mid
Renal Artery to ... renal artery fistula ... Ultrasound showed ... showed complex anatomy ... Angiogram #venogram #clinical
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... right kidney, IVC ... nephrolithiasis #clinical ... #ultrasound #kidney ... #anatomy #labeled
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Intubation only if clinically ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... (vital signs, clinical
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
Pyonephrosis with large renal ... What's the diagnosis ... Pyonephrosis from large renal ... infected urine and IV ... #ultrasound #clinical
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
vasodilation → ↓ renal ... perfusion + ↑ renal ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... Diagnostic Support