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Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... Discharged on 3 ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... • S.aureus • Strep ... through: - Hepatic ... sources within abdominal ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Hematologic malignancy 3. ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... 2) Pulmonary 3) ... Abdominal, pelvic ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... change in the lungs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... was placed on 3 ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver