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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... abdominal pain ... present with either acute ... ) #bowel #obstruction ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
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
Accuracy of abdominal ... diagnosis of small bowel ... obstruction in ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Diagnostic Accuracy in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)

#SBO #Accuracy #POCUS #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) Diagnostic Accuracy ... in Small Bowel ... Obstruction (SBO ... ) #SBO #Accuracy
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 #Accuracy ... AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... #Differential #
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel ... obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... AbdominalPain #differential
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... Subtle bowel wall ... Screening with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
- Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... perforate the bowel ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #SBO #
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS