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Normal prominent medullary pyramids on renal POCUS
No hydronephrosis. Has prominent medullary pyramids. They can appear markedly
Normal prominent medullary ... pyramids on renal ... Has prominent medullary ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
3 months Pre-Renal ... Atheroemboli • Renal ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment of renal ... bone disease and ... which reduces bone ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Medullary Nephrocalcinosis on Renal POCUS

Female with right flank pain.  Diagnosis and cause?  
Answer: Medullary
on Renal POCUS ... Answer: Medullary ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Nephrocalcinosis #Renal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• softening of bones ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... neuropathy • Renal ... : - Renal failure
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... , Biological + Bone ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... marrow: Medullary ... • Autoimmune diseases
Renal osteodystrophy: Pathogenesis and radiological features or renal bone disease

#Renal #Osteodystrophy #Osteopenia #Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Renal osteodystrophy ... radiological features or renal ... bone disease ... #Renal #Osteodystrophy ... #Osteopenia #Pathophysiology
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: ... cause excessive bone ... Pathologic fractures Renal ... , Incr renal [Ca2 ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
phosphorous in bones ... high-resolution ultrasound ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Autosomal dominant PCKD with liver involvement on Renal Ultrasound
Multiple anechoic cysts seen in the kidney and
involvement on Renal ... Ultrasound Multiple ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... kidney #cystic #disease ... #Ultrasound #POCUS