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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TEE) • Chest CT ... scan, if suspect ... • Myocardial abscess ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... on POCUS RUSH ... intra-abdominal abscess ... See CT scan. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... • ABCs • IV access ... • Non-contrast CT ... Defined if 1) CT ... #diagnosis #checklist
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... imaging Meckel's Scan ... challenging Tagged RBC Scan
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... ESR, +/- CRP • CT ... Liver • PET scan ... • Tagged WBC scan ... DrEricStrong #FUO #Algorithm
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... on ultrasound/CT ... Carcinoma - Abscess ... Positive Gallium scan ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Left Forearm Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Our patient was a 19-year-old male with past
Left Forearm Abscess ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... and follow-up CT ... scan confirmed ... #MSK #POCUS #Ultrasound
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
cardioembolic work ... after this event, CT ... scan still pending ... Arterial #Clinical #POCUS
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
pyelonephritis, CT ... scan reveals no ... hydronephrosis/stone/abscess ... nitrite. 1+ prot CT ... considered some kind of abscess