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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Cirrhosis with fever ... Diverticular abscess ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver ... Complications • Ascites ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... management #summary #hepatology
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... abscess was recommended ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
and Management Ascites ... Presentation in septic ... protein (< 1.5g/L) ascites ... dysfunction or liver ... Diagnosis #Management #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... ultrasound: A concerning ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... #Pregnancy #hepatology
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... On cipro for sbp ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... S.aureus • Strep spp ... through: - Hepatic ... sources within abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... low BP with lower ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Quadrant: • Peptic ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... location/diffuse: • Ascites