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Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
DCed. 2/2 blood cx ... fusobacterium, so ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... following): (1) Clinical ... of peritonitis (abdominal ... suggest other intra-abdominal ... over IV • IV -> septic
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Fungal abscess ... • Right hepatic ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... • Positive blood ... Fever in 90% & abdominal
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture on Positive ... Exam Bike vs Car ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Liver #Trauma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Myoglobinuria: UA positive ... Heme associated
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... stain of clinical ... infection have positive