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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 ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... #ultrasound #Gas ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Cirrhosis, ascites, edematous gallbladder wall and a gallstone on Abdominal Ultrasound - POCUS 

Dr. J. Christian
a gallstone on Abdominal ... Ultrasound - POCUS ... #Cirrhosis #Liver ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Morrison’s Pouch Ever ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Positive LUQ Fast Exam

Martial arts kicked in abd; +echogenic material LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites w thickened
abd; +echogenic material ... LUQ;VSS, CT: Mod ascites ... Positive #LUQ #pocus ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
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
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: • Bacteria ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... also important Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... - Calcium level ... - Triglyceride level ... increase the risk of abdominal
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
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites ... w/ spontaneous bacterial ... always wondered if ... the ultrasound ... #SBP #POCUS #abdominal