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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Location Based Differential ... Rule out surgical abdomen ... still, rigid/hard abdomen ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... Pain #Location #Differential
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... CT confirmed appendicitis ... multimodal pain management ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Appendicitis on ... Classic story for appendicitis ... tender part of abdomen ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... or MRI scan of abdomen
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Using external abdominal ... compression (using ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal ... Your differential ... succus seen in the abdomen ... be a limited US abdomen ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Pain(<72 hours) - Differential ... Look for surgical abdomen ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis ... #Pain #Differential
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal ... receive a repeat CT abdomen-pelvis ... ultrasound? ... against routine ultrasound ... Emergency #diagnosis #management