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Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... kidney and urinary bladder ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #renal #clinical
Urinary Catheter Placement on Bladder POCUS 

Global Ultrasound Institute @globalultrasou1

#Foley #Urinary #Catheter #Placement #Bladder #POCUS #Ultrasound
Urinary Catheter ... Placement on Bladder ... #Placement #Bladder ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #clinical #urology
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
- Differential Diagnosis ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... on ultrasound, ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Urology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... suggest intrinsic renal ... tract), terminal (bladder ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Urology
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
Ureteral Stone on Renal ... Bladder ultrasound ... DC home (w/ op urology ... in setting of renal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... - RBC casts → Diagnostic ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... /Ureter/Bladder ... #causes #urology
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Pyelonephritis - Renal ... - Polyp Bladder ... Glomerular #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Urology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal: - Glomerular ... Calculi, Stricture Bladder ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #urology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
RF: neurogenic bladder ... indwelling urinary catheter ... producing gas in bladder ... is needed for diagnosis ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound
Risk Factors for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

Patient characteristics
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Male sex
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Postmenopausal
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Pregnant
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- Indwelling catheter ... - Neurogenic bladder ... instrumentation - Renal ... obstruction - Urologic ... stents #Diagnosis