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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 ... Monitoring for extra-renal ... #Stones #Management
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
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
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS

Female with right flank pain.  Diagnosis and cause?  
Answer: Medullary
Nephrocalcinosis on Renal ... Diagnosis and cause ... distal ureteral stone ... along with hydronephrosis ... Nephrocalcinosis #Renal
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
/stone/abscess, ... collecting system stone ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... cysts may be a cause ... #POCUS #kidney
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
feels like prior kidney ... stones. ... Final diagnosis- ... No hydronephrosis ... had CT and MRI done
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
palpable, as may the kidney ... which are usually renal ... Muscle tone is assessed ... Examination #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Males • Affects all ... the cartilage of one ... seronegative) • Kidneys ... Heart failure • Renal ... #management