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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 ... Diagnostic Algorithm Look ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... Distended bowel loop ... O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction ... > 2.5cm SBO POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... small bowel loops ... FreeFluid #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #POCUS #Abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... small bowel loops ... Peristalsis #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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 ... Look for pneumoperitoneum ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
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 ... dilated bowel loop ... smallbowel #ultrasound #obstruction ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
(SBO) on POCUS ... one was a closed loop ... Screening with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Medications - Loop ... diabetes - Post-obstructive ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes