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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Calculus AXR ... to identify non-calculus ... Useful for non-calculus ... Imaging #Modalities #Calculi ... #stones #calculus
Types of Renal Calculi

Calcium oxalate
 - Interstitial apatite plaque, Low urine volume, Increased urinary calcium excretion,
Types of Renal Calculi ... Hypercalcemia, Renal ... heart failure #Calculi ... stones #differential ... diagnosis #causes #calculus
UROLITHIASIS 

80% of stones are composed of calcium oxalate or phosphate. Others include uric acid (9%),
& cystine (1%) stones ... Struvite stones, ... staghorn or large calculus ... overwhelms the renal ... flankpain #PCN #calculus
Mid-ureteric stone just posterior to the uterus.  Infrequent site where a stone can be seen.

Dr.
Mid-ureteric stone ... Infrequent site where a stone ... #Ureteral #Stone ... #Calculus #POCUS
3D CT of Jackstone Calculus in the urinary bladder sitting on a large prostate.  Looks
CT of Jackstone Calculus ... Other bladder stones ... #jackstone #calculus ... #bladders #stone
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Differential Diagnosis Renal ... or other tumor, Calculi ... - Malignancy, Calculi ... Schistomiasis, Malignancy, Calculi
Ureteral Calculus on Bladder POCUS
Echogenic calculus seen in the lower ureter. Twinkle artifact +. Ureteric jet
Ureteral Calculus ... POCUS Echogenic calculus ... #Ureteral #Calculus ... POCUS #Ultrasound #stone
Ultrasound

Preferred procedure in pregnant women and in patients allergic to IV contrast.
Not dependent on the composition
composition of stones ... Stones are seen ... Ureteral stones ... US: Lower pole calculus ... IVContrastAllergies #Diagnosis #calculus
Radio-opaque shadows on ABDOMINAL X-RAY
•	A substance is more radiopaque if it contains atoms of high atomic
#calcium #stone ... #calculi #calculus
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Painful: suggests calculi ... suggest intrinsic renal