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Proximal Ureteral Stone on POCUS
Acute flank pain.
2 cm obstructing stone in proximal ureter. Can't just managed
Proximal Ureteral ... @EmergOmBur #Ureteral ... #POCUS #renal #kidney
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PRE-Renal AKI:
 • Hypovolemia
 • Congestion
 • Medications
 •
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Bilateral ureteral ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute Kidney ... Cervical cancer Urethral ... Diagnosis #Acute #Kidney
Ureteral Stent on POCUS - Sagittal View
Stent appears as a hyperechoic double-lined structure starting in the
Ureteral Stent on ... system of the kidney ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Ureteral ... POCUS #clinical #kidney
Ureteral Stent on POCUS - Transverse View
Stent appears as a hyperechoic double-lined structure starting in the
Ureteral Stent on ... system of the kidney ... NephroPOCUS @NephroP #Ureteral ... POCUS #clinical #kidney
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Patients with a kidney ... transplant other than a kidney ... NO Indwelling urethral
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Postrenal: • Ureteral ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... obstruction: • Ureteral ... tube(s) and/or ureteral ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney
Nephrolithiasis with Hydronephrosis on POCUS

This patient had a fever to 102F.  There’s a proximal ureteral
There’s a proximal ureteral ... fever —> infected ureteral ... clinical #ultrasound #kidney
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
causes of Acute Kidney ... malignant) • Ureteral ... primarily related to kidney