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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • Viscus Perforation
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
lumen Complete ... (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... percussion • Nausea ... #obstruction #sbo
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Cell count and differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Differential #
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... on POCUS Hemodynamically ... enhancement also seen = bowel ... to look for the abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Complex Pleural Effusion caused by Esophageal Perforation
So much pathology for one lung. Esophageal perforation leading to
Effusion caused ... by Esophageal Perforation ... So much pathology ... Esophageal perforation ... #lung #pocus #clinical
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... consequence of bowel ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS This ... presents with abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... #SBO #SmallBowel
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
POCUS Not all ... There is complex ... Your differential ... In this case, the ... #ultrasound #perforation