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Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... Note that the abdominal ... descends into the abdomen ... Radiology #Vasc #POCUS ... #SMA #ALiEM
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Look for surgical abdomen ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... • Irritable bowel
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Perforation on POCUS ... unstable with rigid abdomen ... perforation and obstruction ... enhancement also seen = bowel ... to look for the abdominal
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Look for surgical abdomen ... Obstruction • ... Localized #Acute #Abdominal
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
The aorta is the ... anterior third of the aorta ... most often due to bowel ... compression of the abdomen ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection