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POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... Non-peristalsing (6) Dilated ... #Appendicitis #Abdominal ... #Appendix #Clinical ... #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... transducer viewing dilated ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... pain and related ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Pathophysiology Delayed ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... hypersensitivity - Nausea ... postprandial fullness, abdominal ... gastroenterology #symptoms #diagnosis
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... obstruction #comparison #abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Dilated Fluid-filled ... My pearl: Dilated ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Stomach
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach ... on POCUS This ... of an SBO (for diagnosis ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Dilated ... #abdominal #clinical
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Blood Flow of Dilated ... Abdominal Veins ... have distended abdominal ... can also lead abdominal ... #obstruction #abdominal
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
on Ultrasound Dilated ... is definitely dilated ... Stones #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #clinical #pancreas ... #abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

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