
Incidental fluid seen during kidney biopsy
In a twitter poll asking what the asterisk indicated, only ~55% of the respondents (total 338 votes) answered correctly. This is an image of the left kidney obtained from the […]
I am a board certified Nephrologist and specialist in clinical hypertension. I am a clinician educator interested in point of care ultrasonography (POCUS). I have designed and developed a successful point of care renal ultrasonography curriculum for Nephrology Fellows. This blog is primarily to gather all the POCUS images I posted on Twitter (@NephroP) and to share interesting stories and articles related to POCUS.
In a twitter poll asking what the asterisk indicated, only ~55% of the respondents (total 338 votes) answered correctly. This is an image of the left kidney obtained from the […]
These interesting images were shared by Dr. Ryan Henneberry, EM POCUS director at Dalhousie University. A 47-year-old gentleman presented with shortness of breath and a focused cardiac ultrasound revealed a […]
While evaluating a transplanted kidney, we should pay particular attention to the surgical anatomy, presence of ureteral stent, and perinephric collections in addition to ruling out hydronephrosis. Below are examples […]
In a twitter poll asking what the arrow was pointing to in this image, only ~54% answered correctly. The correct answer is right pleural effusion. Below illustration explains why the […]
Occasionally, duodenum may be confused with inferior vena cava on subxiphoid scans. This typically happens when the duodenum is distended with fluid (appears as anechoic tubular structure) and the physician […]
Here is an image of the right pleural effusion obtained from a dialysis patient who suffered a cardiac arrest and being evaluated by nephrology for continuous renal replacement therapy. Below […]
Here is the video comprising of two presentations given during the MetroHealth Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, December 2020. Lecture 1: (starts 00:00) – Bedside assessment of venous congestion: VExUS by […]
VExUS is venous excess ultrasound grading system intended to quantify systemic venous congestion, which is particularly important in patients with tenuous fluid volume status (e.g. those with right sided heart […]
Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) is used to identify the blood flow, quantify it as well as evaluate the flow pattern. In Nephrology practice, it is mainly used in the assessment of […]
It is not always possible to obtain a good apical window to look for tricuspid regurgitation, which is one parameter that we commonly look at in nephrology patients with volume […]