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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
: Urine Common Uses ... vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal ... pain; Dizziness ... increases venous & arterial ... #Pharmacology #hematology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
KUB - Good far ... of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... with function and anatomy ... for non-calculus causes
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... RBCs) • Obtain bacterial ... signs (fever, abdominal ... pain, etc). ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... extravasation of contrast material
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
antigens (often ABO ... : Fever, flank pain ... very rare), or bacterial ... • Bacterial contamination ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
antigens (often ABO ... : Fever, flank pain ... very rare), or bacterial ... - Bacterial ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management