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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 ... POCUS - Dr. ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pocus #ultrasound
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... casts → Diagnostic ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... Renal/Ureter/Bladder ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... Gallbladder • Urinary Bladder ... sspillai01 #POCUS ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Diagnosis
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
and Differential Diagnosis ... dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... /WBC casts, proteinuria ... tract), terminal (bladder ... neck, prostatic) #Diagnosis
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells on urine microscopy ... Upper Tract (above bladder ... - Lower Tract (bladder ... Dysmorphic RBCs and/or RBC
Foley Catheter Balloon on Bladder Ultrasound

In the bladder we can build a snowman, and pretend that
Catheter Balloon on Bladder ... Ultrasound In ... the bladder we ... #Mass #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contracted gall bladder ... Neoplastic: Gall bladder ... #radiology #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... /Cr - Renal/bladder ... AKI #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Colovesical Fistula with Air in the Bladder on Ultrasound

A 34 yo male with h/o diverticulitis presents
with Air in the Bladder ... on Ultrasound ... Which diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #POCUS
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... Pathology #Hematology #Diagnosis