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Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
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 ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
accumulation of blood ... or iatrogenic causes ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... Transfusing blood ... Blood saves lives ... unnecessary and cause ... Transfusion #Thresholds #Hematology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... • Coagulase-negative ... • Blood cultures ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
bradycardia. renal/liver ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... 0.5mg x1) for nausea ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Necrotizing Fasciitis on POCUS
I was presented a patient with an "abscess". This is why we #POCUS.
patient with an "abscess ... This ultrasound ... POCUS saves lives ... limbs in this case ... cellulitis vs abscess
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess