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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 • ... Pyogenic abscess ... • Pyogenic abscesses ... • Pyogenic Abscess ... #abscess #Pyogenic
Pyogenic Liver Abscess Management Algorithm

#Pyogenic #Liver #Abscess #Management #Algorithm #Hepatic
Pyogenic Liver Abscess ... Management Algorithm ... #Pyogenic #Liver ... #Abscess #Management ... #Algorithm #Hepatic
Liver Abscess - Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic:
 • Hepatobiliary
 • Colonic
 • Bacteremia
Entamoeba histolytica:
 • Fecal/oral
 • Colitis
Liver Abscess - ... Differential Diagnosis Pyogenic ... Hepatobiliary • Colonic ... Darcy_ID_doc #Liver ... #Abscess #Differential
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... , perinephric abscess ... sources within abdominal ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic ... #liver #abscess
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atonic, Tonic-clonic ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... #Abdominal #Pain
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Streptococcus pyogenes ... Cold Syndrome Chronic ... Peritonsillar Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... - M. abscessus ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
 •
Organomegaly • Liver ... Colonic, Gastric ... • Vascular (Abdominal ... Pseudocyst #Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
85% • < 50% in chronic ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... infection) • Chronic ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess