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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Look for surgical ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... • Irritable bowel ... #Acute #Abdominal
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
demonstrating a dilated loop ... of bowel with retrograde ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdomen #SBO #
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
small bowel loops ... > 2.5cm SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... presents with acute ... present with either acute ... , anorexia • Diffuse ... #obstruction #sbo
Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops
Obstruction (SBO ... ) on POCUS SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... Look out for ischemia
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Obstruction (SBO ... ) on POCUS SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... Look out for ischemia
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... clinical #Stomach #POCUS
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... sonographic approach to acute ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... one was a closed loop ... Subtle bowel wall ... #Obstruction #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... POCUS showing ... dilated bowel loop ... significant for #SBO