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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 Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Polyarteritis nodosum • Giant ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess
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
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Never let giant ... #Giant #POCUS # ... clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... and Langerhans giant ... Active TB: • Fever ... Acid-fast staining, NAA
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung cancer • Septic ... emboli • Lung abscess ... and Langerhans giant ... Active TB: • Fever ... Acid-fast staining, NAA