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Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... of small bowel obstruction ... and discharge diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... inferior vena cave ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Ultrasound (POCUS ... lead to bowel obstruction ... (as in this case ... Ascariasis #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Parasite
Lung Point in Pneumothorax on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#LungPoint #Pneumothorax #POCUS #Clinical
Pneumothorax on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... #Pneumothorax #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
or "whirling") (care ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
😉 lovely HOCM case ... Significant LVOT obstruction ... Cardiomyopathy #SAM #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... hypoxia Chronic obstructive ... restrictive and obstructive ... Others: tumoral obstruction ... Classification #Diagnosis