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Proximal SBO on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to strangulated umbilical hernia

The happiest strangulated umbilical
to strangulated umbilical ... strangulated umbilical ... hernia in the world ... Proximal #SBO #Obstruction ... #Umbilical #Clinical
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... pain and related symptoms ... Incomplete obstructions ... percussion • Nausea
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
What is the cause ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... - IVC obstruction ... abdominal #veins #Clinical
Umbilical Hernia: Protrusion of intra-abdominal contents through defect in posterior fascia. In this case the increase
Umbilical Hernia ... on the right is caused ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Umbilical ... #Hernia #Valsalva
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... long standing symptoms ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Paraesophageal hernia ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Causes of acute ... intestinal obstruction ... Volvulus -Other #Clinical ... Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Helpful Clues for ... lavage - BUN/Cr ... H.pylori, hiatal hernia ... versus #diagnosis #gastroenterology