The TIE fighter sign
These days, portable automated bladder scanners are widely used to check for urinary retention in hospitalized patients. They certainly avoid the need for invasive chatheterizations but cannot differentiate between urine […]
Lung POCUS: Pearls and Pitfalls
Here is a must watch lecture by Dr. Kylie Baker (@kyliebaker888) primarily focusing on lung ultrasound in adults and children.
Renal abscess
A middle-aged man with diabetes mellitus type 2 presented with fever, chills and malaise. Urinalysis revealed pyuria and was positive for nitrite. Renal sonogram demonstrated a heterogeneous mass-like structure in […]
Am I seeing two urinary bladders?
We previously talked about the double bladder sign in female patients indicative of ovarian torsion. Here are images from a middle-aged gentleman, where the suprapubic scan revealed two anechoic structures, […]
Cervical mass
The cervix is not well visualized on transabdominal scans in most patients. The endovaginal approach usually results in more optimal visualization because the transducer can be placed closer to the […]
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 […]
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 […]