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Contraindications to performing a Kidney Biopsy
Absolute Contraindications:
 • Uncooperative patient
 • Solitary native kidney
 • Uncontrolled
to performing a Kidney ... Solitary native kidney ... Contraindications: • Active pyelonephritis ... Multiple cysts • Kidney ... Small hyperechoic kidneys
Common Radiation Patterns of Abdominal Pain
 • Hepatic and biliary pathology - R shoulder
 • Pancreatitis,
AAA - Back • Pyelonephritis ... Nephrolithiasis (kidney
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Non-glomerular == Kidney ... - Pyelonephritis ... - Polycystic kidney
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis - Abdominal radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography (Panel B) revealed gas collection in
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis ... arrowhead) of the left kidney ... EmphysematousPyelonephritis #Pyelonephritis
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 ... • Polycystic kidney ... Infections (chronic pyelonephritis
Diagnoses to Consider in Patients with Flank Pain and Costovertebral Angle Tenderness
Physicians should consider other disorders
or mimic acute pyelonephritis ... complications of acute pyelonephritis ... emphysematous pyelonephritis ... gas within the kidney ... #Diagnosis #Pyelonephritis
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis on POCUS

If hydronephrosis on POCUS is anechoic, then what is in the renal pelvis
Emphysematous Pyelonephritis ... Emphysematous #Pyelonephritis ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Kidney
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Infection of the kidney ... parenchyma -> Pyelonephritis
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
broad - Advanced kidney ... tract infections (pyelonephritis
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
inflammatory fluid from pyelonephritis ... ultrasound #renal #kidney