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Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
consequence of bowel ... peptic ulcer), bowel ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... movements (partial ... percussion • Nausea ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Cards - Inpatient Bowel ... Osmotic agents (draws ... water into bowel ... Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... #constipation #pharmacology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... is the rarest cause ... Bowel infarction ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... dilated small bowel ... obstruction (as in this case ... Ascariasis #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Parasite
Portal Venous Gas:
Ill-appearing elderly postop patient. Taken back to OR for ischemic bowel
Gas in the liver:
Portal Venous Gas ... OR for ischemic bowel ... Pneumobilia or Portal ... Venous #Gas #Air #POCUS ... Liver #Ultrasound #Clinical
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Pathogenesis and clinical ... (produced from normal ... self-antigens are the cause ... antigens are the cause ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Areflexia (loss of normal ... soon as bladder/bowel ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... separated from bowel ... as shown in the case ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
common site of bowel ... the duodenum Clinical ... Pathophysiology: ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta