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AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... high, in this case ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #hemorrhage
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology:
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Pouch Ever so ... got us hooked on POCUS ... Morrisons #pouch #Hemorrhage ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... acute or chronic abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... #obstruction #sbo ... #ileus #pathophysiology
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
AAA Rupture on POCUS ... with hemorrhage ... flap by novice POCUS ... #Rupture #abdominal ... Doppler #color #clinical
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... cm so not Giant ... Article has case ... clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Obstruction on POCUS ... SBO diagnosis ... peristalsis" (aka ... TheScanimal #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
promyelocytic leukemia) or ABO ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... Acral cyanosis • Hemorrhagic ... Treat primary cause
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
Laceration on POCUS ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage are ... towards cardiac causes ... #clinical #trauma
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Abdominal #clinical