I am a nephrologist and hypertension specialist. As a clinician educator, I focus on point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), with a particular emphasis on Doppler-assisted hemodynamic assessment. The inception of this blog was aimed at compiling all the POCUS images I shared on Twitter (@NephroP), along with sharing interesting cases and articles related to POCUS. I'm thrilled to see it grow organically, driven by the increasing interest in POCUS across multiple specialties.
PubMed link to my publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=abhilash+koratala&sort=date
Just released! The International Alliance for POCUS in Nephrology (IAPN) has published a position statement in the Clinical Kidney Journal. This statement covers the rationale for multi-organ POCUS in nephrology, […]
You’re a critical care fellow and get paged in the middle of the night to check on a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient who has worsening shortness of breath. The patient […]
VExUS is a great tool for diagnosing congestion and monitoring decongestive therapy, but many physicians have never performed it or seen it in action. Even those with some POCUS training […]
There’s a common notion among nephrologists and the broader medical community: “I looked at the IVC, so I assessed volume status.” But let’s clear this up- IVC POCUS is not […]
So, you’ve attended a nephrology POCUS workshop and feel confident in your knowledge of cardiac sonographic anatomy. Below are a couple of Twitter polls asking to identify a structure posterior […]
Take a look at the table below from our Kidney News article, an editorial about a comparative study between a handheld ultrasound device (HUD) and a conventional ultrasound machine for […]
The aim of this post is twofold: 1. To remind that air appears white on ultrasound, and 2. To underscore the importance of identifying emphysematous pyelonephritis, a diagnosis of critical […]
As previously mentioned, establishing, and maintaining a comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound curriculum demands significant time commitment and dedication from faculty members. Contrary to common belief, teaching POCUS entails more than simply […]
The aim of this case is to visually showcase severe right-sided congestion. As mentioned earlier, eVExUS, or ‘extended VExUS‘, involves examining more veins than the traditional trio of hepatic, portal, […]
The National Kidney Foundation is offering a POCUS precourse at the Spring Clinical Meetings in Long Beach, California in May 2024. This full-day course is designed for POCUS enthusiasts who […]
