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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... /WBC casts, proteinuria ... tract), terminal (bladder
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
hematuria: - RBC ... - Dysmorphic RBC ... gross hematuria Bladder ... • Cystitis • Bladder ... Renal/Ureter/Bladder
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Upper Tract - Bladder ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... on ultrasound, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
Common ultrasound ... kidney and urinary bladder ... NephroP #kidney #bladder ... diagnosis #pocus #ultrasound
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Upper Tract (above bladder ... - Lower Tract (bladder ... Dysmorphic RBCs and/or RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... catheter #balloon #Bladder ... #Mass #Ultrasound
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Contracted gall bladder ... Neoplastic: Gall bladder ... radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Squamous Epithelial Casts ... RBCs - Granular Casts ... - WBC Cast - ... RBC Cast - Fatty
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... /Cr - Renal/bladder ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC