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Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Decreased ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... bilateral cysts, Positive ... #Causes
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
with possible COVID ... X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... pathogens (ideally should ... - CBC with differential ... #algorithm #schema
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... and paralysis should ... If present, it should ... differentiating kidney ... #differential #
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ill patient that should ... reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Cortical nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS
POCUS incidental finding - Cortical nephrocalcinosis  is rare.  Rarely a
POCUS incidental ... The cause should ... nephrocalcinosis #Renal #kidney ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

A 30yo presents with ap and n/v. What additional poc us view
Stone on Bladder Ultrasound ... will likely be positive ... should reveal hydronephrosis ... of the right kidney ... #Ureteral #POCUS
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
cysts may be a cause ... of "false positive ... occasionally may cause ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #ultrasound