A case of cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Nephrology was consulted for acute kidney injury and hypervolemia in a chronically ill nursing home resident. You decide to perform lung POCUS to assess extravascular lung water. Multiple B-lines per […]
What are the key elements of establishing a POCUS program?
The slides below outline key steps for getting a POCUS program off the ground. First and foremost, faculty need to build confidence and skill in common POCUS applications. This comes […]
What Is the Scope of Nephrologist-Performed POCUS and Is There a Standard Curriculum for Nephrology POCUS Training?
A few years after launching our POCUS program, we published a proposed model curriculum in 2019, drawing on our early experience and outlining suggested scan numbers for minimum competency in […]
Comet tail artefacts from metallic objects
Here are the chest ultrasound images from a cardiac surgery patient. They were obtained from the sternal area and represent comet tail artefacts from sternal wires. They look like B-lines […]
Retroperitoneal lymphoma
Here is a renal sonogram obtained from an elderly woman demonstrating bilateral hydronephrosis as well as a heterogeneous mass encasing the left kidney. CT scan of the abdomen included for […]
Visualization of the right pleural effusion from the abdomen
Sometimes, pleural effusion may be noticed incidentally on abdominal scans. Below image shows transverse section of the liver with anechoic area in the posterior aspect, which corresponds to right lung/pleural […]
Early intrauterine pregnancy
While scanning urinary bladder in women, we may occasionally encounter sonographic findings suggestive of pregnancy. The earliest definitive evidence of pregnancy visible on ultrasonography (typically endovaginal) is the gestational sac […]
Pericardial versus pleural effusion on PLAX view
We may find both pericardial and pleural effusions in the parasternal long axis (PLAX) view and mistaking one for the other can lead to inappropriate management. The descending thoracic aorta […]
Maternal Physiologic hydronephrosis in Pregnancy
Pregnancy-related hydronephrosis, more precisely physiologic maternal renal pelvis dilatation is common and the incidence is estimated to be as high as 80%. The dilatation of the pelvis and ureter typically […]