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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 ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... POCUS has a negative
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
bacterial causes ... • Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... through: - Hepatic ... #peds #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Hepatic Abscess on POCUS
Had recent colonoscopy with biopsies.  Answer: Had perforation of colon at hepatic
Hepatic Abscess ... on POCUS Had recent ... perforation of colon ... #Abscess #POCUS ... #clinical #Ultrasound
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... with history of colon ... Note hepatic masses ... Metastases #Liver #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Hepatic Metastases on POCUS 
Patient with history of colon cancer presents with right flank pain. Focused
on POCUS Patient ... with history of colon ... Note hepatic masses ... Metastases #Liver #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Multiple Hepatic Metastases on Liver POCUS
Another case of Stage 4 Colon CA patient with sepsis. Multiple
Multiple Hepatic ... Metastases on Liver POCUS ... Another case of ... Stage 4 Colon CA ... #ultrasound #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Regurgitation • Colon
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... Had septic emboli ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... emboli cause injury ... Regurgitation • Colon ... #Endocarditis #Differential