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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Diverticular abscess ... Note gas bubbles ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... ultrasound #Gas #Bubbles
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib fracture
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... demonstrates hyperechoic bubbles ... consequence of bowel ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... POCUS performed ... bright white gas bubbles ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... constipation Differential ... Spinal infection/abscess ... distinguishing feature ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
it into view, so ... needling during IV access ... level to displace bowel ... looking at the abdominal ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
Tenesmus), Altered bowel ... enlargement, Lymph node abscess ... , Buboes • Anorectal ... LGV: Lower abdominal ... stages #diagnosis #differential