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Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... Fever and RUQ ... sure to sweep the liver ... with spontaneous liver
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... of liver, Dengue ... or elevation of liver ... Typhoid, amebic liver ... fluke, amebic liver
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
Unexpected source of fever ... : Liver abscess ... 1016714544352116736 #Liver ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Radiology
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... 50% of solitary liver ... in the right Liver ... • Fever in 90% ... cm Continuous fever
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... your clinic with #fever ... #differentials # ... diagnosis #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
, Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... infection • Abscess ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... #Patterns #Differential
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
for pyogenic liver ... Bacterial • Pyogenic Liver ... Protozoa • Amebic Liver ... • Fasciola (liver ... #pyogenic #liver
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
to thrive • Fever ... and joints • Liver ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... Tropics #Traveler #Fever ... #Differential # ... Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases