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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... abscess: Infectious ... Infectious Bacterial ... AbscessHepatic ... #abscess #hepatic
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis, Liver ... abscess - Non-infectious ... Medications), Hepatic ... #RUQ #Pain #differential
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... Abscess - Amebic ... Abscess - Cholangitic ... #Infections #Hepatic ... imaging #radiology #Differential
Liver Abscess Differential Diagnostic Algorithm

#Hepatic #Liver #Abscess #Infection #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Radiology #Differential #Hepatology
Liver Abscess Differential ... Algorithm #Hepatic ... #Liver #Abscess ... #Infection #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Radiology #Differential
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess ... - Differential ... histoplasmosis Liver ... #Negative #Abscess ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Blood cultures
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Diverticulitis, Pelvic abscess ... • Parenchymal: Hepatic ... infarction/liver ... abscess, Complicated ... Portal #Causes #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Infectious: • Pre-existing ... 90% of IE cases Culture ... tumor embolism Septic ... #Endocarditis #Differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mississippi and Ohio River ... • Confirmed by culture ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Diagnosis: • Culture ... • Meningitis, septic