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Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Kidney Stones Acute ... • Try retrieve stone ... ELECTIVE: - Stone ... Stent: < 2 cm stone ... URS: Ureteric stone
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
calcium-containing stones ... X-rays useful tor stone ... Combines calcific stone ... Calculi #Renal #Kidney ... #stones #calculus
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... diverticulum, AUPBD • Stones ... : Biliary stone( ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Proximal Ureteral Stone on POCUS
Acute flank pain.
2 cm obstructing stone in proximal ureter. Can't just managed
Proximal Ureteral Stone ... on POCUS Acute ... cm obstructing stone ... EmergOmBur #Ureteral #Stone ... kidney #clinical
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
Pancreatic Duct Stones ... by these stones ... Stone resolution ... Pancreatic #Duct #Stones ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Twinkle Artifact of CBD stone
"Twinkle artifact" isn't exclusive to urinary stones. Check out this dancing CBD
Artifact of CBD stone ... exclusive to urinary stones ... this dancing CBD stone ... be caused by adenomyomatosis ... Artifact #CBD #stone
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Common Bile Duct Stone ... on POCUS Here’ ... s a similar case ... but there is a stone ... BileDuct #CBD #Stone
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
composition of stones ... Stones are seen ... Ureteral stones ... Kidney Stone ... #Clinical #POCUS
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
age and muscle tone ... infant with normal tone ... clinical #video #hypotonia ... hypotonic #peds #pediatrics ... #tone #normal
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS ... AAA.... but left kidney ... Infected stone. ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS