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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 ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Ultrasound Pearl ... like liver, it's ... never a good thing ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #pocus #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight ... Imaging, high res CT
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
Amebic Liver Abscess ... lesion in the liver ... #NEJM #amebic #liver ... #abscess #clinical ... #radiology #CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... Anthropometry, CT ... complications of chronic liver ... nutrition in chronic liver ... patients with liver
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... absence of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver