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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of Abscess ... distinguishing abscess ... in cases where abscess ... POCUS has a negative
Abscess and Cobblestoning on POCUS

Cobblestoning of inflamed fat (“hot” cobblestoning!) and an echogenic abscess. This should
Abscess and Cobblestoning ... and an echogenic abscess ... discharge with antibiotics ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Abscess ... clinical #cellulitis #ultrasound
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... Complications • Ocular ... within one week to assess ... ocular involvement
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... Consider prior antibiotics ... as a cause of a negative ... #Abscess #Differential
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
higher linear array ultrasound ... to perform an ocular ... Emergency ocular ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... Source control (abscess ... CNS, prostate, ocular ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
bacilliformis: - Gram negative ... : ​• Miliar → Nodular ... → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Supportive and antibiotics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... suggests perivalvular abscess ... • IV Antibiotics ... annular or aortic abscess ... Complications: Abscess
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
orbital cellulitis, abscess ... received intravenous antibiotic ... cerebrospinal fluid were negative
Intern Pocket Cards - Antibiogram and Susceptibilities
VRE - MRSA - GRAM POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES -
POSITIVES - GRAM NEGATIVES ... Confirm type of IV access ... Susceptibilities #antibiotics