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Causes of Abdominal Pain - An Illustrated Differential based on Location

#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ
Causes of Abdominal ... #Differential #RUQ ... #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
diagnosis of acute abdominal ... #Differential #RUQ ... #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
clinical #ultrasound #RUQ ... #abdominal #gallbladder
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on Abdominal ... #Appendicitis #Appendix ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal
Cholecystitis on Gallbladder POCUS 

The landmark for the gallbladder is the portal vein, usually seen superiorly
Cholecystitis on Gallbladder ... landmark for the gallbladder ... Thickened gallbladder ... Fluid outside gallbladder ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
#Appendicitis #appendix ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Map of Referred Pain
Referred pain occurs when nerves from two different anatomic sites converge onto the
to another — Gallbladder ... — Appendix
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
#Appendicitis #Abdominal ... #Appendix #Clinical
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
pain → localized RLQ ... Algorithm #surgery #appendix
Acute subhepatic appendicitis on POCUS
Amazing how high an appendix can be. Imagine how different the clinical
Amazing how high an appendix ... clinical #ultrasound #RUQ ... #abdominal #appendix