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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 ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP <90, drop in ... SBP > 40 - End-organ ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... algorithm #treatment #management
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute Managment ... - Transplant: Liver ... Kidney #Stones #Management ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... heart failure, liver ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... signs (fever, abdominal ... dL and advanced liver ... #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms, positive serology ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... febrilepodcast.com] #pyogenic #liver ... #abscess #pediatrics
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... s/p colectomy, liver ... On cipro for sbp ... POCUS performed ... #ultrasound #abdominal
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 ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management