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Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... abscess - Non-infectious ... Medications), Hepatic ... #RUQ #Pain # ... differential #diagnosis
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Cirrhosis with fever ... /abd pain-? ... Diverticular abscess ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Liver Abscess on POCUS

Febrile, RUQ pain, encephalopathic, and seizing...also this. Unifying dx? Next organ to scan?

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Liver Abscess on ... Febrile, RUQ pain ... #Abscess #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #hepatic
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
three different sites ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : - Epidural abscess ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... /swelling - Fever ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
- Differential ... Quadrant: • Peptic ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... location/diffuse: • Ascites
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... strategy as for septic ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... along with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... On ultrasound note ... Had septic emboli
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Cardiogenic & Septic ... Demand: Stress / Pain ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare