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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... in the right Liver ... the bacterial cases ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... of this 2x2cm liver ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... Plexus Nerve Block Uses ... Department: Clavicle fracture ... and mid-humerus fracture ... drainage of deltoid abscess
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... • Skull fracture ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... - Excesses • Liver
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Ultrasound-Guided ... Plexus Nerve Block Uses ... distal humerus fractures ... drainage of large abscess ... #nerve #block #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... hernia • Rib fracture
Gynecomastia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Testicular Mass on Ultrasound
 • Adrenal Neoplasm
 • Increased Extraglomerular Aromatase
Testicular Mass on Ultrasound ... Aromatase Activity • Liver ... Testicular Mass on Ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... #endocrinology
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... as shown in the case ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver