What is your typical workup for a patient with a spontaneous renal infarct?
Please also discuss the type and duration of anticoagulation.
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Broadly speaking, in the setting of a renal infarct, consider a thromboembolic event (venous thrombosis with paradoxical embolism or an arterial source) or a local vascular event such as dissection. The latter can be easily missed because the appropriate imaging is generally not performed. Once a va...