ICUS Bubble Blog
The ICUS Bubble Blog showcases real-life CEUS experiences from around the world, with a special focus on how CEUS impacts individual patients and their care.
Young girl recovers from acute kidney failure after CEUS pinpoints cause
By Dr. Susan Back
Kendall is a 17-year old high school junior who runs track, is joining the high school debate team, and describes herself as good at “arguing her point.” She manages her active life with energy and enthusiasm until, rather suddenly, she started to have fever, body aches and back pain. Soon after, her urine started to smell bad. She was sent home from school with a fever and her mother took her to the pediatrician, who initially suspected a viral infection. When ibuprofen and rest failed to improve her fevers or aches and she was not able to eat well, her mother brought her to a local emergency department. There she was found to have a high fever and lower back pain. Click here to continue.
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