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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... POCUS is more accurate ... #POCUS #Accuracy ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy ... Diagnosis #Exam #VisualAbstract
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Renal Mass - Differential ... , Normal sized kidneys ... • Polycystic Kidney ... of infection - Renal ... Carcinoma - Abscess
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
point-of-care ultrasound ... hydronephrosis in renal ... 29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison #Accuracy
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic Kidney ... Algorithm Decreased kidney ... 3 months Pre-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic
Autosomal dominant PCKD with liver involvement on Renal Ultrasound
Multiple anechoic cysts seen in the kidney and
Ultrasound Multiple ... anechoic cysts ... seen in the kidney ... #kidney #cystic ... #disease #Ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... Rapid. highly accurate ... stones - Accurate ... with surgical access ... #Kidney #stones
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
Renal Abscess on ... cyst? ... renal cyst, renal ... #Abscess #kidney ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Contraindications to performing a Kidney Biopsy
Absolute Contraindications:
 • Uncooperative patient
 • Solitary native kidney
 • Uncontrolled
to performing a Kidney ... Solitary native kidney ... • Perinephric abscess ... Hydronephrosis • Multiple cysts ... #Biopsy #Renal
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Kidney Disease ( ... life expectancy → Ultrasound ... #Acquired #Cystic ... #Kidney #Disease
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Peripelvic Cyst ... hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... considered some kind of abscess ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #ultrasound