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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... & antibiotic treatment ... cornerstones of treatment ... drainage- first-line treatment
Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... phased-array probe and abdominal ... Change to cardiac ... Assess gross LVSF ... #Focused #POCUS
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... allergy - Switch to ... hemorrhage • Treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... evolve over weeks to ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis
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
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
those belonging to ... encounters due to ... - M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... postoperative abdominal ... as first-line treatments ... glaucoma • Has long ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... gastrointestinal, and include abdominal ... doses required to ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... cavity cephalad to ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... therapy targeted to ... patients who continue to ... agonist; LAMA, long-acting ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology