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Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... apatite plaque, Low urine ... duct plaque, Low urine ... phosphate: alkaline urine ... ammonia-producing organisms: Proteus
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
staghorn or large calculus ... secondary to elevated urine ... urease forming Proteus ... acid levels, low urine ... flankpain #PCN #calculus
Cholecystitis - Diagnosis and Management Overview
Types - Acute Calculous, Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous (chronic)
Complications 
 - Gangrenous (most
Types - Acute Calculous ... , Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Modalities for Renal Calculus ... to identify non-calculus ... Useful for non-calculus ... Imaging #Modalities #Calculi ... Kidney #stones #calculus
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... * Green Urine: ... : • Purple Urine ... UTI caused by (Proteus ... , Tyrosinuria, Proteus
Metabolic Pathways of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: Adopted from chart originally published in Purple Urine Bag
Pathways of Purple Urine ... published in Purple Urine ... commonly grown in the urine ... Escherichia coli, Proteus ... #PUBS #Purple #Urine
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Acute calculous ... Acute acalculous
What the Color of Urine Can Tell You - Differential Diagnosis by Urine Color
Clear: excess water
Pale
What the Color of Urine ... Differential Diagnosis by Urine ... Purple (Purple Urine ... Proteus) - BWH ... BrighamChiefs #Urine
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy ... promoted by acidic urine ... promoted by alkaline urine ... Proteus, Klebsiella ... independent of urine
Protease Inhibitors 

Protease Inhibitors are a class of commonly used antiretroviral medications for management of HIV.
Protease Inhibitors ... Protease Inhibitors ... inhibit the enzyme protease ... /ambcarerx #Protease