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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... peristalsis • +free fluid ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... - multiple air-fluid ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... #obstruction #sbo
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... • Irritable Bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... IBS) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel
Types of Abdominal Wall Hernias #Diagnsois #EM #GenSurg #Abdominal #Wall #Hernia #Types #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types of Abdominal ... Hernias #Diagnsois #EM ... #GenSurg #Abdominal ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis for bowel obstruction #Diagnosis #EM #GenSurg #Bowel #Obstruction #Ileus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis for bowel ... obstruction #Diagnosis #EM ... #GenSurg #Bowel ... #Differential #Algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Subtle bowel wall ... subtle free fluid ... Screening with abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO
Fecalized Fluid Filled Loops of Small Bowel on POCUS

Normal small bowel is hard to see on
Fecalized Fluid ... Fluid filled/fecalized ... of an SBO - UNC ... EM SONO @UNCEMSONO ... Clinical #POCUS #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
(SBO) with dilated ... > 2.5cm SBO ... 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled ... extraluminal free fluid ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound