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Gangrenous cholecystitis with sloughed, intraluminal membranes on POCUS
Worsening RUQ pain/fever. Ill-appearing, low BP. WBC 22.4K. POCUS
Diagnosis? ... in a gallbladder ... Diagnosis: Gangrenous ... GB massively distended ... is negative generally
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Typhus, gram-negative ... Fever #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
cultures are positive in ... • Coagulase-negative ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Diagnosis?
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... cultures are positive in ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... staphylococci Culture Negative ... #Differential #
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
• Enteric gram negative ... from contiguous focus ... artery (e.g., endocarditis ... children #peds #differential ... #diagnosis #hepatology