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Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid ... or Cystic Renal ... Mass - Differential ... RenalMass #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... of infection - Renal ... RenalMass #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... ultrasound, Tests ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Wall Thickening - Differential ... Adenomyomatosis, Cystic ... Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... breast, prostate, renal ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... Coarctation of aorta ... Renal parenchymal ... #Differential #
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... nodule, Hepatic cyst ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
RCC on Renal Ultrasound
Right flank pain for 2 days. UA with micro hematuria.  Hx-HTN, Type
RCC on Renal Ultrasound ... Be able to recognize ... appearances-solid vs partially cystic ... #Ultrasound #RenalCell ... carcinoma #Clinical #POCUS
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid on POCUS ... Differential ... cyst rupture (usually ... Perinephric #fluid #POCUS ... #ultrasound #renal