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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... with fever/abd pain ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex ... #Ascites
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Diagnosis Pulmonary ... dysfunction, Goiter Abdominal ... : • Acute: Ascites ... , Intra-abdominal ... , Pregnancy, Abdominal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #SOB #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... relapsing fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid,
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... signs (fever, abdominal ... pain, etc). ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... #diagnosis #management
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... presents with abd pain ... care center for diagnostic ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Diagnosis Framework ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... aspergillosis (cough, dyspnea ... possible fever, chest pain
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Diagnosis Framework ... tracts Immune Complex ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial ... Supply gut -> abdominal