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Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... of Chilaiditi syndrome ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... you place every focus ... radiologistpage #Abdominal ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #clinical
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... #Appendicitis #Abdominal ... #Appendix #Clinical ... #POCUS
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • Abdominal ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Risk Factor + Clinical ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome ... infection (PIMS-TS) Clinical ... hypotension some: abdominal ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #coronavirus #diagnosis
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Venous Gas on POCUS ... Obscure diagnosis ... Venous #Gas #Air #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdominal
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on POCUS ... 80 y/o w severe abdominal ... endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal ... instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
arcuate ligament syndrome ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Guillain-Barre syndrome ... heavy metals), Critical ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... #differential #diagnosis