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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Obstruction and Ileus ... Clinical Findings Ileus ... sounds (ileus) ... obstruction #sbo #ileus
Differential Diagnosis for bowel obstruction #Diagnosis #EM #GenSurg #Bowel #Obstruction #Ileus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis for bowel ... #EM #GenSurg #Bowel ... #Obstruction #Ileus
Small bowel obstruction with multiple dilated loops of small bowel. The cause was noted as a
Small bowel obstruction ... loops of small bowel ... infiltertaes the terminal ileum
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
around the large bowel ... affects the Terminal ileum ... 80%) have small bowel ... given segments of bowel
Venous Congestion in Ischemic Bowel - During surgery, the jejunum and ileum were noted to be
Congestion in Ischemic Bowel ... the jejunum and ileum
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
characteristic of small bowel ... characteristic of small bowel ... JENUNUM; sparse in ileum
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine / Terminal ileum ... IBS (irritable bowel ... #inflammatroy #bowel
Rigler's Sign vs Rigler's Triad 
Rigler's Sign:
 - Gas on both sides of the bowel wall
both sides of the bowel ... Pneumobilia (A) + small bowel ... Indicative of gallstone ileus
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
consequence of bowel ... peptic ulcer), bowel ... distension (i.e. ileus
Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Scoping Summary
 • One way to ileum- tips &
in Inflammatory Bowel ... • One way to ileum