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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
of small bowel obstruction ... CT, and a sensitivity ... CT and discharge ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Testing Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #SBO #Testing # ... AbdominalXRay #CT ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Care Ultrasounds (POCUS ... We skipped the CT ... and called surgery ... #SBO #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... : Pulmonary Embolism ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal
Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Pt w/ acute abd pain/distention, intracting
Diagnosis of Small ... SBO diagnosed in ... Fluid-filled bowel ... have to wait for CT ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
and increasing abdominal ... POCUS shows fluid-filled ... diagnosis of SBO ... radiographs, 3.6 for CT ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Fever, cough, SOB ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... • Obstructive ... Screening #Workup #table