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Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Causes of Altered ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... Involvement - Brain ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Abscess, Toxoplasmosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... was too small to drain ... #Hepatic #POCUS
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... Metastasis A – Abscess ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... POCUS has a negative ... #POCUS #Accuracy
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess ... antibiotics as a cause ... negative culture Brain ... Culture #Negative #Abscess
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Major Brain Complications ... Endocarditis Abscess ... Ischemic stroke caused ... neudrawlogy and Casey ... complications #brain
Predisposing Conditions and Microbial Isolates in Patients with Brain Abscess.

#Brain #Abscess #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Differential #Causes #NEJM
Patients with Brain ... Abscess. ... #Brain #Abscess ... #Differential #Causes
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Chordae Tendineae on POCUS ... Many underlying causes ... Assess for MR when ... Chordae #Tendineae #POCUS