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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
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
UROLITHIASIS 80% of stones ... & cystine (1%) stones ... Struvite stones, ... Cystine stones are ... cystinuria and stones
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
calcium-containing stones ... ureterovesical junction stones ... ureteric and renal stones ... ureteric and renal stones ... Renal #Kidney #stones
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 ... Oxalate #CaOx #Stones
Ureterovesical Junction Stone on Bladder Ultrasound (Transverse View)

This is a transverse plane through the bladder. Bones,
Ureterovesical Junction Stone ... Bones, stones, air ... large L ureteral stone ... Ureteral stones ... Junction #UVJ #Stone
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Pediatric Kidney Stones ... • Try retrieve stone ... Stent: < 2 cm stone ... URS: Ureteric stone ... SwastiThinks #Kidney #Stones
Bladder Stone with Twinkle Artifact on POCUS
Twinkle artifact isn't just for renal stones, check out this
Bladder Stone with ... just for renal stones ... out this bladder stone ... CincySono #Bladder #Stone
Causes of Nephrolithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radio-opaque - Calcium-containing - 90% of stones
Radiolucent - Non-calcium 10%
Non-calcium 10% of stones ... Uric Acid Stones ... protein intake Soft Stones ... - Struvite Stones ... - 10% of stones
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
Pancreatic Duct Stones ... caused by these stones ... Stone resolution ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Pancreatic #Duct #Stones
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Serum / Urine Ketones ... AKI / Ca Oxalate stones ... Altered mental status