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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Evaluation
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... notice this in RUQ ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... above testing negative ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Organ Transplant - Diarrhea ... - Diagnostic and ... Workup Algorithm ... 1st Tier Microbiologic ... overgrowth If above negative
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
liver enzymes, diarrhea ... , abdominal pain ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... #differential #diagnosis
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... • Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis