Lung Mass
Occasionally, you may stumble upon a lung mass while evaluating for B lines or other common pathologies. Particularly, ultrasonography is good at detecting primary and metastatic lung masses adjacent to […]
An elderly patient with progressive dyspnea
Dr. Kylie Baker from Australia shares an interesting POCUS case of a large right pleural effusion causing hemodynamic compromise. The illustrative images are accompanied by captions.
A 14-year-old ESRD boy with shortness of breath
Here is a POCUS case shared by Dr. Hamidreza Badeli, Director of Pediatric Diseases Research Center at Guilan University of Medical Sciences. A quick bedside ultrasound examination helped diagnose generalized […]
Other views of the heart
Please refer to ‘Focus on POCUN‘ series on the Renal Fellow Network for brief notes on other echocardiographic windows. Short video on basic cardiac views Video on core pathologies seen […]
Double Bladder Sign
In a female patient presenting with lower abdominal pain, abnormal ovarian (cyst) location, that is, in midline above the uterus and adjacent to urinary bladder on transabdominal scan suggests ovarian […]
Lung contusion
While nephrologists are not the first line of contact for trauma patients, we are often asked to evaluate the need for renal replacement therapy in these patients. It is important […]
Renal angiomyolipoma
A classic angiomyolipoma (AML) has abundant fat and therefore appears hyperechoic on a sonogram, similar to the sinus fat. Acoustic shadowing may be seen in up to a 3rd of […]
This jellyfish is not atelectasis!
Previously, we talked about atelectasis and pneumonic consolidations. Here is a unique case shared by Dr. Kylie Baker @kyliebaker888, where misdiagnosis could have lead to deleterious consequences. A 70-year-old man […]
Stone-In-Neck phenomenon
Stone-In-Neck or the ‘SIN’ sign is when you see an immobile stone lodged in the gallbladder neck, without any anechoic space between the neck and the stone. It is suggestive […]
Renal milk of calcium cysts
Renal milk of calcium refers to the viscous colloidal suspension of calcium salts found either within a calyceal diverticulum or within a simple renal cyst. Unlike stones, milk of calcium […]