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

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
X-rays useful tor stone ... of flank or abdominal ... Combines calcific stone ... for non-calculus causes ... #Kidney #stones
Proximal Ureteral Stone on POCUS
Acute flank pain.
2 cm obstructing stone in proximal ureter. Can't just managed
Proximal Ureteral Stone ... cm obstructing stone ... EmergOmBur #Ureteral #Stone ... #POCUS #renal # ... kidney #clinical
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

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

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS A patient ... stone in the pelvis ... concerning for septic stone ... #Pelvis #Stone
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
Ductal obstruction caused ... is a cause of pain ... Stone resolution ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... clinical #pancreas #abdominal
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from school.
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS 4th ... with right mid abdominal ... Nephrolithiasis #Renal ... #Stone #POCUS #
Nephrolithiasis and Hydronephrosis on POCUS

40 yo F presents with unilateral abdominal pain and n/v.
The transducer is
Hydronephrosis on POCUS ... with unilateral abdominal ... stone. ... stone, there may ... obstructing UVJ stone
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... Intestine • Kidney ... Pregnancy - Renal ... disease - Bone ... duct stricture/Stones
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... stones and now ... passing another stone ... #Abscess #kidney ... #POCUS #clinical