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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... with fever/abd pain ... SBP. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... pain, hypotension ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Skin Infection Abscess ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... Acute Adrenal Insufficiency
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... genitourinary causes ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... wall painAbdominal ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess ... low BP with lower ... abd pain x 8 days-worsening ... recon showing an abscess ... RJonesSonoEM #Pelvic #Abscess
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
: Most Common Causes ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... patients • ↓ BP ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... chest/abd/back pain ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... NTG (Target SBP
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... cholecystitis, subphrenic abscess ... , perinephric abscess ... pyogenic #liver #abscess
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Pain(<72 hours) ... syndrome • Psoas abscess ... Hepatitis • Hepatic Abscess ... infarct • Splenic abscess ... #Pain #Differential