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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 ... Diverticular abscess ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
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
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Pelvis sag of RUSH ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... on the pelvis sag ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Adenovirus, Herpes Simplex ... HIV Most common bacterial ... Peritonsillar Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... Ascites #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... SARS-CoV-2 (or complete ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... disc • Epidural abscess ... Neurocysticercosis - Bacterial ... TB - Spinal abscess ... differential #algorithm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... Avium Complex (MAC ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... echocardiography - Assess ... atrial passage • Arterial ... HPS features - Complete
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the patient’s complete ... assessment - assess ... - Sepsis - Bacterial