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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
abnormalities seen on kidney ... urinary bladder POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Horseshoe Kidney on Transverse Abdominal POCUS

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Horseshoe #Kidney #Transverse #Abdominal #POCUS #Renal #Ultrasound #Clinical
Horseshoe Kidney ... Transverse Abdominal POCUS ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Horseshoe #Kidney ... #Renal #Ultrasound
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
AlkP) - Liver, bone ... brain, NOT in bone ... pancreas, NOT in bone ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Anemia - Underproduction Diagnostic Algorithm
 - Iron deficiency anemia
 - Anemia of chronic inflammation
 - Anemia
Underproduction Diagnostic ... Anemia of chronic kidney ... deficiency - Probable bone ... Underproduction #Algorithm #hematology ... #diagnosis #differential
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Intestine • Kidney ... Pregnancy - Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
D - Increased renal ... resorption in the bone ... reabsorption in kidney ... Cell of lung, Renal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
medullary pyramids on renal ... POCUS No hydronephrosis ... they taper toward renal ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #kidney #POCUS
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
D) Increased bone ... breast, lung, renal ... lung cancer • Renal ... Pheochromocytoma Chronic kidney ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal Failure, Post-Renal ... Breast, Kidney, ... Cytokine-Mediated Bone ... #Differential #Diagnosis