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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Diverticular abscess ... Note gas bubbles ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple) ascites ... on Abdominal POCUS ... very subtle intra-ascitic ... ) secondary to SBP ... #Complex #POCUS
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
on POCUS 62 yo ... w bright white gas ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
by inoculating ascitic ... Culture-negative neutrocytic ascites ... signs (fever, abdominal ... Diuretics ↑ ascitic ... mortality • Ascitic
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites ... in SBP on POCUS ... 72% sensitive; #POCUS ... #Echogenic #Ascites ... #SBP #POCUS #abdominal
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
AAA is defined as ... dilatation of the abdominal ... greater than 1cm/year ... have claimed that POCUS ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Perforation on POCUS ... Patient has history ... These are gas bubbles ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Patient has ruptured ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
to perform an ocular ... Emergency ocular ... closed eyelid so ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #