
The subcostal bicaval view
We are familiar with the subcostal 4 chamber and inferior vena cava (IVC) views. There is also something called subcostal bicaval view, where you can visualize both IVC and 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.
We are familiar with the subcostal 4 chamber and inferior vena cava (IVC) views. There is also something called subcostal bicaval view, where you can visualize both IVC and the […]
Brief lectures on the importance of venous congestion, Doppler flow patterns, clinical indications of VExUS and technique followed by Q&A session.
When evaluating a patient with acute glomerulonephritis, pulmonary-renal syndrome (PRS) is often on the differentials. PRS is used to describe a life-threatening condition characterized by the combination of rapidly progressive […]
Register here for a multi-specialty panel discussion on VExUS organized by Kosmos handheld ultrasound. Dr. Jones is an emergency medicine physician and a well-known POCUS educator; Dr. Rola is an […]
Fluid status assessment is very complex and currently, there is no gold standard to do this at the bedside. Over-reliance on a single parameter, whether a an element of history […]
We previously discussed about the mitral valve M-mode in PLAX view and E-point septal separation (EPSS). EPSS is the distance between peak of the E-wave (early diastolic wave) of the […]
We previously discussed that not all increased cortical echogenicity is chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here are two more illustrative cases. A young woman with a history of systemic lupus nephritis […]
A middle-aged woman is seen in nephrology clinic for recurrent nephrolithiasis. She was previously advised to drink plenty of water but thinks she is probably drinking ‘too much’ because she […]
We have previously discussed about distinguishing between autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD). Chronic kidney disease (particularly dialysis-requiring) is frequently associated with the development of […]
The inter-atrial septum (IAS) is a thin wall between the right and left atria. Normally, its motion (i.e., whether it sways towards the left or right atrium) is influenced by […]