Peri-aortic lymphoma seen on echocardiogram
Below are more echo images, mostly atypical views obtained from 4th – 5th intercostal space.
Venous congestion (VExUS) webinar
There has been a lot of interest in venous congestion assessment (using POCUS) lately, thanks to the landmark paper by […]
How to get certified in POCUS?
This is one of the commonest questions I get. First, as previously mentioned, the American College of Emergency Physicians policy […]
Vote for your favorite social media project, visual abstracts etc. #NephJCKidneys
If you haven’t done yet, its time to vote for the best social media endeavors in nephrology. Want to know […]
Patent paraumbilical vein(s) in portal hypertension
It is not uncommon to encounter patent paraumbilical veins when scanning a patient with liver cirrhosis. Usually noticed when you […]
Renal infarction
These images were obtained from a patient with no known co-morbidities, who presented with acute right flank pain. There was […]
Pulmonary veins on cardiac ultrasound
In a recent twitter poll showing this parasternal long axis (PLAX) image, only 36% (N = 301) were able to […]
Strange things around the IVC
A medical student is looking for inferior vena cava in a nephrology clinic patient and finds something ‘weird’ adjacent to […]
Multiple cysts in the kidneys
We have previously talked about autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). It is important to distinguish it from acquired cystic […]
The RV inflow view
It is not always possible to obtain a good apical window to look for tricuspid regurgitation, which is one parameter […]
Strange things around the IVC
A medical student is looking for inferior vena cava in a nephrology clinic patient and finds something ‘weird’ adjacent to […]
Multiple cysts in the kidneys
We have previously talked about autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). It is important to distinguish it from acquired cystic […]
Prominent renal vascular calcifications
These kidney ultrasound images were obtained from a patient with end-stage kidney disease likely secondary to diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive […]
Opportunity to publish Nephrology-related POCUS case reports
The POCUS journal and the Renal Fellow Network bring to you an exciting opportunity to publish your POCUS cases. Any […]
A-lines all over the abdomen
We previously discussed about the reverberation artifacts in the abdomen resembling A-and B-lines seen on lung ultrasound. A-lines (not standard […]
ESRD patient with shortness of breath
A middle-aged patient on maintenance hemodialysis presents with shortness of breath. Patient was undergoing chemotherapy for a hematologic malignancy and […]
Point of Care Renal Ultrasound in AKI: Webinar
Thanks to ultrasound interest group from the National University Hospital of Colombia and the National University for the opportunity. This […]
An uncommon cause of bilateral hydronephrosis
A middle-aged gentleman was seen for elevated serum creatinine. He had a history of recurrent urinary tract infections, urinary urgency, […]