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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 ... POCUS for win. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... care center for diagnostic ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... location/diffuse: • Ascites ... Somatization #Chronic #Abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... by inoculating ascitic ... signs (fever, abdominal ... dL and advanced liver ... #diagnosis #management
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... #abscess #pediatrics ... #differential #diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
• Person who lives ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites ... classification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... by culture or serology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... : • Serology for