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Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... crisp & clean positive ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... ultrasound #clinical #abdominalus
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... cells/mL • Positive ... stain/culture Management
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
lateral decubitus position ... Lower limbs should ... patient in a sitting position ... guidance in a prone position ... LumbarPuncture #Management
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... - Screening should ... Casanegra #Abdominal ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Diagnosis and Management ... Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test, Abdominal ... Treatment: Supportive Management ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
for Routine Gram Positive ... /2019: TMP/SMX should ... Infections #Coverage #Management
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... Abdominal pain; ... Two different positive ... specimen OR • One positive ... diagnosis #algorithm #management
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
of peritonitis (abdominal ... usually w/ PMN) (3) Positive ... • 45-65% Gram positive ... Polymicrobial should ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Non-pharmacologic Management ... : • Abdominal ... Head-up-tilt (HUT) position ... muscles (party position
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
• History of abdominal ... rate • Fewer position ... straightening devices and position ... time • Less position ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management