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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 • ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... & abdominal pain ... & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment
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
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
Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
abscess: Infectious ... Abscess • Tuberculosis ... Abscess • Hepatic ... #abscess #hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Cirrhosis with fever ... Diverticular abscess ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... infection • Abdominal ... abscess • Diarrhea ... abscess, visceral
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Liver Mass - Differential ... • Polycystic Liver ... • Adenoma • Abscess ... Colon, Breast) #Liver ... #Mass #Hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... cyst, Polycystic Liver ... - Infectious: Abscess ... Burak @kwburak #Liver ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... Supportive with treatment ... cholestasis: • Fever ... Liver transplant ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... RUSH exam for fever ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound