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Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Obstruction and Ascites ... amount of FF(not hemoperitoneum ... the setting of ascites ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
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 ... very subtle intra-ascitic ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Ascites vs Hemoperitoneum on Pelvic Ultrasound

Patient B has echogenic free fluid (ff) surrounding uterus (u) c/w
Ascites vs Hemoperitoneum ... on Pelvic Ultrasound ... uterus (u) c/w hemoperitoneum ... A has chronic ascites ... #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Tuberculosis • Hemoperitoneum ... • Chylous ascites ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Ascites
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Causes of abdominal distention #abdominal distention #ascites #SAAG #serumascitesalbumingradient #paracentesis
Causes of abdominal ... distention #abdominal ... distention #ascites
Plankton sign showing swirling fibrin strands in hemoperitoneum.

#Plankton #sign #hemoperitoneum #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal
fibrin strands in hemoperitoneum ... Plankton #sign #hemoperitoneum ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic ... of patients w/ ascites ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Failure Labs + Ascitic ... Uncomplicated ascites
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Aspiration of ascitic ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... Splenornegaly, Ascites
GB stones shadow... cancer does not. Here is an unfortunate case of cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ascites.
cholangiocarcinoma with abdominal ... ascites. ... #Gallbladder #Ascites ... Clinical #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Ultrasound