Pearls and pitfalls: Scan in BOTH longitudinal and transverse planes. To avoid rib shadows, oblique the probe to align with the rib space rather than holding the probe straight up and down. Slowly fan through the kidney in its entirety to evaluate for hydronephrosis and for the presence of a kidney stone…
Read More25-year-old male with history of nephrolithiasis (prior right UVJ stone, 4x6mm visualized on CT a year ago) presenting with acute onset severe L sided flank pain that woke him from sleep...
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