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Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #clinical #Crohns
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... Quadrant: • Crohn ... location/diffuse: • Ascites
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... care center for diagnostic ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... of lactate as a clinical ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... massiliense in CF • Cross ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
distance for O2 to cross ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... cirrhosis: jaundice, ascites ... #hepatology
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
hematuria, H/A. diagnosis ... 10%RBC, +maltese cross ... , anemia, jaundice ... ARDS and DIC, case ... cryopreservation but in abscess