Abstract
Article: Determination of the Accuracy of Supine and Prone Approaches to Sonographically Measured Kidney Dimensions
Authors: Christopher C. Ohagwu, PhD, Friday I. Amogu, MSc, Livinus C. Abonyi, PhD, Kalu Ochie, PhD, Cletus U. Eze, PhD, and Uchenna N. Ezechukwu, MSc
Category: Abdomen [AB]
Credit: 1.0 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article titled “Determination of the Accuracy of Supine and Prone Approaches to Sonographically Measured Kidney Dimensions,” you will be able to:
Understand the importance of accurate measurements of the kidneys
Identify the various methods for measuring kidneys
Discuss the accuracy of the various techniques used to measure the kidneys
How many adult patients did this study consist of? 56 77 109 178
Which of the following conditions was not part of the exclusion criteria? Known malignancy History of chronic illness Previous renal sonogram Pregnancy
What was the mean age of the participants in this study? 32.6 27.8 45.9 66.2
What was the mean BMI of the participants in this study? 19.67 23.07 27.92 31.56
In this study, which kidney showed less variation between prone and supine measurements? Left Right Neither Both
Which of the following statistical tools showed very high absolute agreement between the two methods of sonographic measurement of the kidneys? COV Bland-Altman plot ICC ROC
What did the results of this study suggest? Sonography may be reliable in the measurement of the kidney Sonography is not reliable in the measurement of the kidney Computed tomography is the preferred imaging technology for measuring the kidney More research needs to be done to establish the accuracy of kidney measurements using sonography