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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... • Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
(SBP) - Diagnosis ... , cefotaxime) SBP ... prophylaxis - Best ... #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Management #hepatology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hernia: External abdominal ... abscess, "Starch" peritonitis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... cirrhosis + TB, peritonitis ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... #hepatology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... pain, nausea, and ... Surgery for this SBO ... , diagnosed with ... #SBO #SmallBowel
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... - Bacterial peritonitis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... that a one-off value ... why are there so ... about secondary causes ... Best to have an
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... S.aureus • Strep spp ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology