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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... aortic aneurysm ... • Irritable bowel
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
aorta greater than ... wall defines an aneurysm ... key to move the bowel ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
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
ultrasound for ... diagnosis of small bowel ... obstruction in ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Aortic Aneurysm ... aortic aneurysm ... risk of rupture and ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #clinical #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
pain have had prior ... • Intestinal obstruction ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... aortic aneurysms
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... skipped the CT and ... The back and forth ... suggestive of a small bowel ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
Aortic Aneurysm ... ultrasound of a ... think about it and ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS 73 yo F abdominal ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... POCUS #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Subtle bowel wall ... ultrasound is so ... easy and should ... #SBO #Abdominal