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Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... amino acids in kidney ... heart failure #Calculi ... #diagnosis #causes ... #calculus
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... identify non-calculus ... Useful for non-calculus ... #Renal #Kidney ... #stones #calculus
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
calculus on POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... calculus. ... #Pyonephrosis #calculus ... #renal #ultrasound
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... Injury AKI - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary calculi ... kidney e.g.
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
Ultrasound Preferred ... Kidney Stone ... US: Lower pole calculus ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #calculus
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #Abscess #kidney ... #ultrasound
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... before beginning treatment ... #Elevation #Differential
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Differential ... Diagnosis: Calyceal ... rupture due to ... #ultrasound #renal ... #kidney #clinical
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... help confirm diagnosis ... 3) To assess for ... #POCUS #kidney
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
oxalate in the kidney ... and forms renal ... Liver Disease in ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential