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Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... Clinical Findings ... Blindness #Orbital #Cellulitis ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Abscess and Cobblestoning on POCUS

Cobblestoning of inflamed fat (“hot” cobblestoning!) and an echogenic abscess. This should
Abscess and Cobblestoning ... and an echogenic ... abscess. ... Cobblestoning #POCUS #clinical ... #cellulitis #ultrasound
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of Abscess ... in Skin and Soft ... from cellulitis ... is not clinically
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Periorbital Cellulitis ... Clinical Findings ... #Periorbital #Cellulitis ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... infection: typical cellulitis ... oral antibiotic treatment ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Cellulitis and underlying abscess on POCUS exam

The hyperechoic areas represent inflamed subcutaneous tissue (“hot fat”), and
Cellulitis and underlying ... abscess on POCUS ... tissue (“hot fat”), and ... Herbst @EUSmkh #cellulitis ... #clinical #ultrasound
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Hyperkalemia in Adults Assess ... if treatment indicated ... guided by clinical ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm ... #treatment
Periorbital Cellulits: Note marked swelling and redness surrounding the eye due to infection. There is also
Periorbital Cellulits ... marked swelling and ... evidence of an abscess ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Exacerbation #treatment