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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... Normal veins: Umbilicus ... respecting the umbilical ... • IVC Obstruction ... • SVC Obstruction
34 yrs old patient, childbirth 3 weeks ago without problem. Acute supra-ombilical pain since 6 hours.
Acute supra-ombilical ... pain since 6 hours ... Strangulated hernia ... #Strangulated #hernia ... #umbilical #clinical
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
acute abdominal pain ... chronic abdominal pain ... • Abdominal Pain ... "light-switch pain ... percussion • Nausea
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
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inguinal hernia ... #Pediatrics #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
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
Incarcerated umbilical hernia: Note reddened umbilical area resulting from entrapment of 
intra-abdominal contents in hernia. When
Incarcerated umbilical ... hernia: Note reddened ... umbilical area ... developed accute pain ... #Hernia #Incarcerated
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
and Large Bowel Obstruction ... gallstones Hernias ... #Large #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Differential #Causes
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
What is the cause ... site of venous obstruction ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... - IVC obstruction