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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Cirrhosis with fever ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... with intra-abdominal ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
care center for diagnostic ... weeks ago, no fevers ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Low-grade fever ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... patients • ↓ BP ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... positive tourniquet test ... Intense abdominal ... accumulation (ascites ... classification #diagnosis
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... presentation • Abdominal ... difficile • Severe abdominal ... • Persistent abdominal ... • Diarrhea and abdominal
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... S.aureus • Strep spp ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis