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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... intolerance • SIBO ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
on POCUS This ... setting of an SBO ... #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Stomach on Gastric ... POCUS Abd pain ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Dilated #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... malabsorption (d/t reduced gastric ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... CP, SOB, lightheadedness ... pain, diarrhea related
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... associated with mild gastric ... emptying delay ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... are multiple dilated ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... BP with lower abd ... Diagnosis? ... Delayed presentation ... #clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
and increasing abdominal ... small bowel loops dilated ... diagnosis of SBO ... : 9.55 for clinical ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
and Ascites on POCUS ... Resolution: Nausea ... This clip shows a dilated ... the ED), c/w an SBO ... #Abdominal #clinical