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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... in the right Liver ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... rupture U/S or CT-guided
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
ultrasound, Tests ... ; MRA; abdominal ... CT, Bilateral selective ... CT scan, adrenal ... CT or MRI scan of
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... See CT scan. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... causes of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... lower dose than a CT-based ... with surgical access
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
Adrenal hematoma ... No blush on CT scan ... No other intra-abdominal ... injury on CT scan ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... abscesses. ... Note the CT sagittal ... POCUS #clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... The images (CT | ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
on Abdominal POCUS ... presents with RLQ abdominal ... What do the ultrasound ... also shown on CT ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Hepatic Abscess on POCUS
Had recent colonoscopy with biopsies.  Answer: Had perforation of colon at hepatic
Hepatic Abscess ... fellow pick up (pre-CT ... isoechoic to liver ... POCUS #clinical #Ultrasound ... #RUQ #Liver
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
- M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Imaging, high res CT