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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 ... with fever/abd ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Gas ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Cirrhosis, ascites, edematous gallbladder wall and a gallstone on Abdominal Ultrasound - POCUS 

Dr. J. Christian
Cirrhosis, ascites ... Ultrasound - POCUS ... #Cirrhosis #Liver ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Ascites PMN > ... Best evidence: long-term ... be considered if ... dysfunction or liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Transfer to a liver
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... dL and advanced liver ... SBP #diagnosis #management
TIE Fighter Sign on POCUS - Uterus floating in pelvic ascites
Not uncommon during nephrology rounds in
Fighter Sign on POCUS ... rounds in the liver ... Note in long axis ... TIEFighter #Sign #POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
on POCUS 62 yo ... s/p colectomy, liver ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
healthy 12mo-old w/ fever ... array viewing the lung ... ABx & dc if no significant ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pediatrics