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Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
female) with flank pain ... Findings/diagnosis ... first febrile UTI ... on u/s in young peds ... #POCUS #clinical
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #Management #causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... tubule of the kidney ... Most cases diagnosed ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... : - Renal failure
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Crisis (SRC) Clinical ... Crisis: 1) Acute kidney ... , add other BP meds ... #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
calculus on POCUS ... Acute left flank pain ... What's the diagnosis ... #ultrasound #clinical ... hydronephrosis #kidney
Hydronephrosis and Urinoma on Renal POCUS (Transverse)
Pt c/o RUQ pain. Has known gallstones and states feels
POCUS (Transverse ... ) Pt c/o RUQ pain ... urinoma in this case ... doesn't give you the diagnosis ... #clinical #kidney
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Immunosuppressive agents, Renal ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... claudication: pain ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulmonary and renal ... affects the skin, neurologic ... musculoskeletal systems • Kidneys ... tract, and often causes ... #Rheumatology
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
colicky left flank pain ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... colicky flank pain ... , with clinical ... #POCUS #kidney