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Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... of RUQ and Midline ... Abdominal Pain ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #RUQ
Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Hepatobiliary #RUQ ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
Cholecystitis on POCUS ... pericholecystic fluid ... Cholecystitis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #RUQ ... #abdominal #gallbladder
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ ... POCUS Male with ... severe RUQ abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... peristalsis • +free fluid ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... genitourinary causes ... RUQ: • Biliary ... Epigastric/LUQ ... • Intestinal obstruction
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Insufficient Bulk/Fluid ... • Pseudo-obstruction ... #Causes #Peds #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
FALLS-protocol (Fluid ... sequentially rule out obstructive ... FALLS #protocol #algorithm ... CriticalCare #Shock #Fluids ... #POCUS
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Insufficient Bulk/Fluid ... Anatomic • Bowel Obstruction ... • Pseudo--obstruction ... #Causes #Peds