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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... just men > 65 who ever ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
• Right hepatic ... the bacterial cases ... • Fever in 90% ... & abdominal pain ... cm Continuous fever
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thrombotic: • DVT • Septic ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... #PostPartum #Fever
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Skin Infection Abscess ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
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 ... point-of-care ultrasound ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Clinical #POCUS
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... with fever/abd ... Diverticular abscess ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... #ultrasound #Gas
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Rheumatic fever
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... exam for fever, ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical