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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... abscess, "Starch ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... Diagnosis #SBO #
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... • Intestinal obstruction ... intolerance • SIBO
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
Small Bowel Obstruction ... colostomy, multiple SBO ... and increasing abdominal ... diagnosis of SBO ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
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Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Pain(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... Colic • Bowel Obstruction ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS This ... vomiting, which she ... , diagnosed with ... #Obstruction #POCUS
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