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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... retroperitoneal disease ... with surgical access
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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hydronephrosis • renal ... calculus - Henoch—Schönlein ... - Sickle cell disease ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
hypotension, abd pain ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
vasculitis) • ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
Diagnosis of IgA ... of patients : abdominal ... pain +++, potential ... - Systemic disease ... #Rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... pulmonary and renal ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... valve lesions Abdominal ... pain (20%) Renal ... disease (30%): ... #rheumatology
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... pain. ... Differential would ... this patient--diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Cytoid bodies (retinal ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology