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Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

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

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
X-rays useful tor stone ... identify non-calculus causes ... Combines calcific stone ... for non-calculus causes ... #Kidney #stones
Nephrolithiasis with Hydronephrosis on POCUS

This patient had a fever to 102F.  There’s a proximal ureteral
on POCUS This ... proximal ureteral stone ... infected ureteral stone ... #ultrasound #kidney ... #renal #urology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Intestine - Other causes ... Intestine • Kidney ... Pregnancy - Renal ... duct stricture/Stones
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

A 30yo presents with ap and n/v. What additional poc us view
UVJ Stone on Bladder ... Renal PoC ultrasound ... should reveal hydronephrosis ... of the right kidney ... 790999409110704128 #UVJ #Stone
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... → Diagnostic of ... Pyelonephritis • Hydronephrosis ... Hematuria: • Stone ... Cystitis • Bladder stones
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
POCUS Left flank ... passing another stone ... No hydronephrosis ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... Most cases diagnosed ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... Phosphatase: • Other causes