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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
Pneumatosis Intestinalis - amazing POCUS image. Beware the elderly patient with tachycardia! No abdominal pain on
Intestinalis - amazing POCUS ... No abdominal pain ... #AbdominalUS #Pneumatosis ... #Intestinalis #SBO ... #Necrosis #SmallBowel
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
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
) on POCUS This ... Screening with abdominal ... with severe abd pain ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... #clinical #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Obstruction on POCUS ... 73 yo F abdominal ... pain and vomiting ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... with duodenal or jejunal ... #obstruction #sbo
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... with fever/abd pain ... SBP. ... POCUS for win. ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Small Bowel Wall Thickening on POCUS

Young adult with severe abdominal pain/distention. Hx-SLE with prior abdominal surgeries.
Thickening on POCUS ... pain/distention ... Concern for SBO. ... sonographic evidence of SBO ... RJonesSonoEM #SmallBowel
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... intolerance • SIBO ... painAbdominal ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Causes #Differential
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Obstruction on Abdominal ... jchristianfox #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal