NKF POCUS precourse 2024
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 […]
VExUS grade 3 does not always mandate fluid removal.
Venous congestion often stems from fluid overload. However, it’s important to recognize that POCUS does not directly measure blood volume but instead assesses blood flows and pressure gradients. Whether to […]
Femoral vein Doppler before and after dialysis
Currently, there is growing interest in femoral vein Doppler, mainly due to its perceived ease of image acquisition. Elevated femoral vein pulsatility indicates venous congestion with reasonable specificity. However, this […]
Venous valves
Encountering venous valves is not uncommon, and they can potentially be confused with pathology such as dissection by uninformed clinicians. In nephrology practice, internal jugular vein (IJV) valves are often […]
TIE Fighter Sign: Decoding an Unusual Culprit Beyond Pelvic Ascites
In a previous discussion, we delved into the TIE fighter sign in the context of pelvic ascites, where the automated bladder scanner misinterpreted ascites as a full urinary bladder. Here […]
Kidney stones or something else?
These images were obtained from a middle-aged individual with a history of chronic kidney disease stage IV, smoking, and coronary artery disease, who was admitted for exacerbation of congestive heart […]
VExUS in Nephrology: Case Examples
VExUS is an emerging field, and consequently, its practical application in day-to-day clinical practice is not widely acknowledged. Presented below are selected cases we have published (as of November 2023), […]
Upcoming POCUS courses in the first half of 2024
If you’re a nephrologist in the United States seeking hands-on POCUS training, there are three upcoming courses to consider. All these programs are led by experienced instructors proficient not only […]
A plethoric IVC or something else?
I shared this image on Twitter (X), asking to identify the anechoic area marked with an arrow. On the left side, there’s an M-mode image showing the long axis view […]
VExUS in Cirrhosis
Earlier, we discussed the utility of POCUS in evaluating hemodynamic acute kidney injury in cirrhosis. The following images were obtained from a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, who had been […]