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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Renal Abscess on POCUS
Left flank pain. On ABX Day 5 for pyelo. She has hx of
renal cyst? ... abscess, complex ... renal cyst, renal ... this patient--diagnosis ... #ultrasound
Simple Liver Cyst on RUQ POCUS

Epigastric pain after a meal, so a RUQ POCUS was performed.
Simple Liver Cyst ... after a meal, so ... Gallbladder was fine ... #Cyst #RUQ #POCUS ... Hepatic #clinical #ultrasound
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... care center for diagnostic ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... signs (fever, abdominal ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... dL and advanced liver ... bilirubin 3) or renal
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
on Renal POCUS ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #Renal #POCUS #
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... into view, we can fine-tune ... it into view, so ... looking at the abdominal ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete ... assessment - assess