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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum ... Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
on POCUS What ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #jejunum
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... POCUS for win. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib fracture ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO
29yo F with known hernia p/w sudden onset abdominal pain 2hrs ago. Given
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO ... w sudden onset abdominal ... obstructed loop of jejunum ... #AbdominalUS #IncarceratedHernia ... ValvulaeConniventes #Jejunum
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
characterized by these so-called ... 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 ... looking at the abdominal ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Sludge ball on POCUS ... Assess mobility ... vascularity to differentiate ... #Sludge #ball #POCUS ... RUQ #clinical #abdominal