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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Note gas bubbles ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... ultrasound #Gas #Bubbles ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... presentation of colon ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... (A3C) • SSN: Color ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... F with rec dx colon ... bright white gas bubbles ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
novel coronavirus may ... their genetic codes ... 7 days Herpes simplex ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #table
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
usually settings for focus ... May require occasional ... Source: Fiber optic cable ... dioxide into the abdominal
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
• Other intra-abdominal ... hernia repair, colon ... node biopsy) • Complex ... • Major intra-abdominal ... Perioperative #Procedures #Table
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
balanced, nutritious Table ... Exclusion Diet (CDED ... carbohydrates that may ... trigger abdominal ... bloating, abdominal
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
of the ECG to focus ... It may present as ... characterized by a coved ... findings that may ... the physician to focus