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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... in the right Liver ... & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... drainage- first-line treatment
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... Fever and RUQ ... abscess - could ... #Abscess #Color
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
Stent Coronary Abscess ... Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram ... Stent Coronary Abscess ... High grade fever ... Pseudoaneurysm #Echocardiogram
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... of this 2x2cm liver ... abscess was recommended ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Assess for MR when ... - Arizona Ultrasound ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
ASA Therapies • Assess ... Adherence • Disease Activity ... diarrhea correlates w active ... Escalate Treatment ... Colitis Escalate Treatment
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
or intracardiac abscess ... demonstrating active ... or intracardiac abscess ... involvement - Echocardiogram ... Predisposition • Fever
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 #Ultrasound