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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank ... causes of obstruction ... scan) when an ultrasound ... #Renal #Kidney
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... AKI ) - Prerenal ... Urinary calculi ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... OBSTRUCTIVE • Urinary calculi ... #causes #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... biopsy - Management ... treating underlying cause ... appropriate) #Acute #Kidney ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Diagnostic Criteria HRS-AKI ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... - No other cause
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
calculus on POCUS ... flank pain with nausea ... calculus. ... #renal #ultrasound ... hydronephrosis #kidney
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... + myoglobin AKI ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #causes #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... : (AKI, proteinuria ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hydronephrosis on POCUS
Hoping to spread the word on how useful POCUS can be in patients w
in patients w AKI ... This is the case ... identification of the cause ... Hydronephrosis #POCUS #renal ... #ultrasound #kidney