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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... with fever/abd pain ... POCUS for win. ... Diverticular abscess ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... - Nociceptive/Neuropathic ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... Complex regional pain ... Spinal injury #Pain
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... Pyogenic abscess ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... pain in about 50
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Location ... with abdominal ... in diabetics (neuropathy ... #Acute #Abdominal
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... hypotension, abd pain ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... this 2x2cm liver abscess ... #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... Fever and RUQ pain ... This #POCUS has ... #Liver #Abscess
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... : • Abdominal ... wall painAbdominal ... : • Abdominal
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Infection: Cellulitis, Abscess ... : • Neuropathy ... syndrome, peroneal neuropathy ... : - Epidural abscess ... Inflammation/cellulitis/abscess
Intussusception on POCUS

Another toddler with abdominal pain, not an appy! This was taken in the right
Intussusception on POCUS ... Another toddler with abdominal ... pain, not an appy ... Intussusception #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal