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Causes of abdominal distention #abdominal distention #ascites #SAAG #serumascitesalbumingradient #paracentesis
Causes of abdominal ... distention #abdominal ... distention #ascites #SAAG ... serumascitesalbumingradient #paracentesis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... • Perform paracentesis ... • Calculate SAAG ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of abdominal distention #abdominal distention #ascites #SAAG #serumascitesalbumingradient #paracentesis
Causes of abdominal ... distention #abdominal ... distention #ascites #SAAG ... serumascitesalbumingradient #paracentesis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... • Neurogenic Bladder ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... signs (fever, abdominal ... • Early (<12h) paracentesis ... Day 3 repeat paracentesis ... not) - ↓ rebleeding
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
IVNS • Drain bladder ... • If continued bleeding ... • If continued bleeding ... Using external abdominal ... life-threatening bleeding
UPJ Stone on Sagittal Bladder POCUS

4th grade female with right mid abdominal pain.  Brought from
Stone on Sagittal Bladder ... with right mid abdominal ... seeing on pelvis sag ... Stone #Sagittal #Bladder
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 ... to the urinary bladder ... on the pelvis sag ... POCUS #clinical #Abdominal
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... thoracentesis, paracentesis ... • Other intra-abdominal ... • Major intra-abdominal ... prostatectomy, bladder
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal