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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Note gas bubbles ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... ultrasound #Gas #Bubbles ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... diagnostic and tx paracentesis ... bright white gas bubbles ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... RBCs) • Obtain bacterial ... signs (fever, abdominal ... fluoroquinolone to complete
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #complex
Bacterial Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram
Presented with heart failure sx, required subxyphoid drain and antibiotics
Note ventricular
Bacterial Constrictive ... Pericarditis on POCUS ... septal bounce and complex ... effusion - VCU ... #Pericarditis #POCUS
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
#POCUS clip in the ... perforated viscus -complex ... right pleural effusion ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #abdominal #emergency
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Ascites in SBP on POCUS ... w/ spontaneous bacterial ... who underwent paracentesis ... 72% sensitive; #POCUS ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... on improving perfusion ... the patient’s complete ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... ’s • Reduced Arterial
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Abdominal Compartment ... Perfusion Pressure ... ) = MAP (Mean Arterial ... Intra-Abdominal ... POCUS) and function