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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Obstruction (Tumor, Nephrolithiasis ... #AKI #Acute #Kidney ... #nephrology #causes
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS A patient ... liver & right kidney ... #POCUS #nephrolithiasis ... clinical #ultrasound #kidney
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
- Differential Diagnosis ... breast, prostate, renal ... collection • Kidney ... Perinephric abscess, Nephrolithiasis ... #causes #primarycare
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
tubule of the kidney ... Most cases diagnosed ... : - Renal failure ... Nephrocalcinosis - Nephrolithiasis ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... cysts may be a cause ... occasionally may cause ... #POCUS #kidney
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Pathologic fractures Renal ... resorption, Incr renal ... urine [Ca2+] -> Nephrolithiasis ... (Kidney Stones) ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Hydronephrosis and Urinoma on Renal POCUS (Transverse)
Pt c/o RUQ pain. Has known gallstones and states feels
and Urinoma on Renal ... POCUS (Transverse ... urinoma in this case ... when doing POCUS ... doesn't give you the diagnosis
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
Pyonephrosis with large renal ... calculus on POCUS ... flank pain with nausea ... What's the diagnosis ... hydronephrosis #kidney