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

The happiest strangulated umbilical
Point of Care Ultrasound ... to strangulated umbilical ... Proximal #SBO #Obstruction ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Hernia #Umbilical
34 yrs old patient, childbirth 3 weeks ago without problem. Acute supra-ombilical pain since 6 hours.
Acute supra-ombilical ... Strangulated hernia ... #Strangulated #hernia ... #umbilical #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
causes: sepsis, meds ... prolonged prerenal AKI ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #AKI
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inguinal hernia ... infection • acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Peds
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... POSTRENAL: - Obstruction ... : Relief of obstruction ... appropriate) #Acute ... Kidney #Injury #AKI
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Hepatitis • Acute ... Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction ... Small/Large Bowel Obstruction ... • Incarcerated Hernia ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Management ... : • Ureteral obstruction ... Medications → Stop meds ... #Acute #Kidney
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... abdomen above the umbilicus ... Maneuver #Choking #Peds ... Pediatrics #Airway #Obstruction ... #ForeignBody #Management
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
be given via an umbilical ... vasoconstriction may have had acute ... haemorrhage or acute ... #Pharmacology #management ... #peds #pediatrics
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia ... aneurysms • Acute