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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 ... on POCUS Convex ... Criteria for SBO ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple) ascites ... on Abdominal POCUS ... ) secondary to SBP ... #Complex #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #SBP
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
characteristic of small bowel ... on POCUS What ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS
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
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 ... evidence of an SBO ... lines along the bowel ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

- Pitt Internal Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound @PittIMPOCUS

#SmallBowel #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction ... and Ascites on ... POCUS - Pitt ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #sbo
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 ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
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 ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS This patient ... the ED), c/w an SBO ... 999003416323084289 #SBO ... #POCUS #Abdominal