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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... negative culture Brain ... : Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus ... Culture #Negative #Abscess
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... this 2x2cm liver abscess ... was too small to drain ... #Hepatic #POCUS
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Aspergillus spp, Cryptococcus ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... ] #skin #eye #ocular
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
- Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... Subperiosteal abscess ... -> Brain abscess ... empyema -> Orbital abscess
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Complications • Ocular ... within one week to assess ... ocular involvement ... or GU tract By Brian
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to perform an ocular ... Emergency ocular ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #
Abscess Pus Flow on POCUS

Equivocal exam for abscess, then this. Kind of mesmerizing, in the way
Abscess Pus Flow ... on POCUS Equivocal ... exam for abscess ... #drain #flow #pus ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
Pupillary size, equality, and light reactions help to assess the cause of coma and to determine
reactions help to assess ... region of the brain ... better view of the ocular
Intramuscular Biceps Abscess on POCUS with color doppler

Male with proximal LUE swelling/redness after missed IVDU injection.
Intramuscular Biceps Abscess ... on POCUS with color ... Abscess present? ... Drain in ED at bedside ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical