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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 ... Note gas bubbles ... #ultrasound #Gas ... #Complex #Ascites
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
with Air Bubbles ... Perforation on POCUS ... These are gas bubbles ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
on POCUS 62 yo ... weeks ago, no fevers ... POCUS performed ... bubbles ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
by inoculating ascitic ... if other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... • pay 1: 1.5 g/kg ... • pay 3: lg/kg
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites ... organs #dengue #fever
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
long standing ascites ... BLADDER PRESSURE AS ... correct placement (e.g ... POCUS) and function ... urinary catheter (e.g