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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney stone type ... Urinary #Kidney #Stones ... Composition #Shapes #Table
Medications for Recurrent Calcium Oxalate (CaOx) Stones
HYPERCALCIURIA
 • Thiazides: HCT, Indapamide, Chlorthalidone
 • Consider after first
Oxalate (CaOx) Stones ... Consider after first stone ... kidney - Large stone ... risk in CaPO4 stones ... first line (lower side-effect
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
Struvite stones, ... facilitates struvite stone ... Uric acid stone ... idiopathic uric acid stone ... uretericcalculus #struvite #stone
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
• Try retrieve stone ... strainer: send for stone ... ELECTIVE: - Stone ... Stent: < 2 cm stone ... URS: Ureteric stone
What are common stroke mimics?
From Konrad CN, Crocco T, Biola J, Larrabee H. Is it stroke,
What are common stroke ... Is it stroke, or ... #Differential #Stroke ... #Mimics #Table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke ... Delayed finding in stroke ... Eric Strong @DrEricStrong ... - Strong Medicine ... differential #diagnosis #table
Summary of All RCTs to Date on Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke 

#EBM #Neurology #NeuroInterventionalRadiology
Acute Ischemic Stroke ... EndovascularTherapy #Stroke ... #RCT #Summary #Table
UVJ Stone on Bladder Ultrasound

Bladder TRV clip shows right distal UVJ stone with twinkle artifact with
UVJ Stone on Bladder ... right distal UVJ stone ... Strong left urine ... jet unaffected side ... RJonesSonoEM #UVJ #Stone
Thrombolytics for stroke: The evidence - 
A summary of the evidence for (or against) thrombolytics for
Thrombolytics for stroke ... thrombolytics for stroke ... Here is a nice table ... #Thrombolysis #Stroke
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Medications - Summary Table ... anticoagulation) • Acute stroke ... prevention of stroke ... • Secondary stroke ... Medications #Summary #Table