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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
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
three different sites ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... weeks ago, no fevers ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
General: fever, ... heart (2-5%), liver ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever ... #Signs #Symptoms
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... extrapulmonary sites ... , eyes, heart, liver ... - Mild pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... , and multiple liver ... formation of multiple abscesses ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... infection • Cough, fever ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Isolated fever ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management