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Renal Color Doppler Test Shows Altered Doppler Parameters Suggestive Of Renal Paranchymal Disease. Explain

Renal Color Doppler Examination
Both Kidneys appear normal in size,shape and reveal increased parenchymal echogenecity with loss of corticomedullary differentiation.pelvicalyceal system is compact is seen.
Right kidney measures 10.3 X 4.4 cm
Left Kidney measures 10.9 X 5.0 cm

the color flow imaging shows decreased color filling of segmental arteries bilaterally.Intrarenal arteries on both sides shows altered spetral pattern.The main renal arteries at ostim and hilum and intrarenal arteries at upper , mid and lower poles shows decreased PSV's, Altered RI, normal acceleration time and index.
The juxta Renal Aorta shows high resistance wave form.

IMPRESSION : RENAL DOPPLER REVEALS:
Altered Doppler parameters suggestive of renal paranchymal disease.

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posted on Fri, 24 May 2013
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it shows that you have some kidney disease from whatever reason. dont think 2 much about flow parameters but they show that you have some diseased kidneys from the size of them and the flow pattern might be secondary to diseased arteries. could be from HTN
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Renal Color Doppler Test Shows Altered Doppler Parameters Suggestive Of Renal Paranchymal Disease. Explain

it shows that you have some kidney disease from whatever reason. dont think 2 much about flow parameters but they show that you have some diseased kidneys from the size of them and the flow pattern might be secondary to diseased arteries. could be from HTN