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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 ... Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... #Jejunum #SBO # ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Etiologies: • Small ... Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Adiposity • Small ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
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 ... the diagnosis of small ... bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small ... Differential Diagnosis ... Henoch-Schoenlein purpura, Small ... /or portal hypertensive ... Diagnosis #Causes #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Wall Thickening on POCUS

Young adult with severe abdominal pain/distention. Hx-SLE with prior abdominal surgeries.
Small Bowel Wall ... Thickening on POCUS ... Concern for SBO. ... sonographic evidence of SBO ... Linear transducer--small
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction ... small bowel loops ... POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... #SBO #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
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 ... #clinical #POCUS
Fecalized Fluid Filled Loops of Small Bowel on POCUS

Normal small bowel is hard to see on
Bowel on POCUS ... Normal small bowel ... well, it's not normal ... of an SBO - UNC ... #SBO #Small #Bowel
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology