Mneumonics

Question 1

CORTICAL NEPHROCALCINOSIS

Answer 1

COAGS

• Cortical necrosis
• Oxalosis
• Alports
• Glomerulonephritis
• Sickle cell disease

Question 2

MEDULLARY NEPRHOCALCINOSIS

Answer 2

MARCH

• Medullary Sponge Kidney
• Alkali
• RTA
• Cushing’s syndrome
• HPTH

Question 3

PAPILLARY NECROSIS

Answer 3

NSAID

• NSAID
• Sickle cell
• Analgesic
• Infection
• TB/Pyelo Diabetes

Question 4

BLADDER WALL CALCIFICATION

Answer 4

STIR

• Schisto
• Tb/TCC
• Interstitial or eosinophillic cystitis
• Radiation

Question 5

URETERAL STRICTURE

Answer 5

MISTER

• Mets
• Inflammation (stone)
• Schisto
• Tb/TCC/Trauma
• Endometriosis
• Radiation

Question 6

URETERAL DEVIATION

Answer 6

TAP YOUR FRIEND ON THE SHOULDER
Lateral
TAP

• Tumor (retroperitoneal)
• Aneurysm/adenopathy
• Peritonealization of ureters/post op

Medial
FRIEND

• Fibroid
• RPF
• Idiopathic
• Enlarged prostate
• Node dissection
• Diverticulum

Question 7

DELAYED NEPHROGRAM


Answer 7

PRERENAL

• Hypotension
• RAS

RENAL

• Glomerulonephritis
• ATN
• Papillary necrosis

POSTRENAL

• Crystals/proteins
• Obstruction—ureteral or venous

Question 8

STRIATED NEPHROGRAM

Answer 8

MOP

• Medullary sponge
• Obstruction—vascular or ureteral(stone)
• Pyelonephritis

Question 9

RIM SIGN

Answer 9

RAM

• Renal vein thrombosis
• ATN
• Main renal artery thrombus/avulsion

Question 10

URETERAL FILLING DEFECTS

Answer 10

Single
5CS

• Calcium (stones)
• Cancer (TCC)
• Clots (blood)
• Candida (fungus ball)
• Crazy papilla (papillary necrosis)

Multiple
SLUMM

• Stones
• Leukoplakia
• Ureteritis cystica
• Malakoplakia
• Metastasis—Melanoma

Question 11

PEAR-SHAPED BLADDER

Answer 11

LAUNCH

• Lipomatosis Adenopathy/lymphoma
• Urinoma
• Neurofibromatosis
• Caval obstruction (collaterals)
• Hematoma (trauma)

Question 12

ADRENAL MASS

Answer 12

MASS CORTICAL

• Adenoma
• Carcinoma
• Metastasis

MEDULLARY

• Pheochromocytoma (5 Ps)
  
  • –pain
  • –pallor
  • –palpitations
  • –perspiration
  • –panic

CYSTS

• True—congenital
• Pseudo—posthemorrhagic
• Infectious—echinococcal

Question 13

RETROPERITONEUM

Answer 13

NORMAL TO HEMORRHAGE

• Neural (schwanomma, NF)
• Ormond’s disease (idiopathic RPF)
• RP Fibrosis (secondary—drug/tumor)
• Metastasis from genital system
• Adenopathy—infectious
• Lymphoma
• Hemorrhage

Question 14

URETHRAL STRICTURE

Answer 14

I3

• Infection
  
  • Gonorrhea
  • TB
  • Schistosomiasis
• Iatrogenic
• Injury—posttraumatic