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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 ... (Jejunum) Visualized ... Criteria for SBO ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
characteristic of small bowel ... characteristic of small bowel ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #jejunum
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO
29yo F with known hernia p/w sudden onset abdominal pain 2hrs ago. Given
w sudden onset abdominal ... incarcerated loop of bowel ... lines along the bowel ... obstructed loop of jejunum ... ValvulaeConniventes #Jejunum
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Irritable bowel ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Indirect Inguinal Hernia on Scrotal Ultrasound

60 yo M with abdominal pain radiating to the groin. 
Superficially
Indirect Inguinal Hernia ... on Scrotal Ultrasound ... 60 yo M with abdominal ... #SBO #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... it into view, so ... pressure around the umbilical ... level to displace bowel ... looking at the abdominal