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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... "blockage", no peristalsis ... acute or chronic abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... • alternating peristalsis ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Obstruction (SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #POCUS
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
dilated loop of bowel ... with retrograde peristalsis ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

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

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... into our ED with abdominal ... and to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Peristalsis #SmallBowel #Obstruction #POCUS
To and Fro Peristalsis ... in Small Bowel ... Obstruction on POCUS ... @SAlerhand #Peristalsis ... #POCUS #clinical
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... Bowel Obstruction ... -> Mechanical obstruction ... muscle -> Decr Peristalsis ... system -> Decr Peristaltic
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... • Irritable bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Care Ultrasounds (POCUS ... back and forth peristaltic ... #SBO #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound