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Target Sign in Acute Appendicitis - POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Target #Sign #Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical
Target Sign in Acute ... Appendicitis - ... POCUS - Dr. ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... Surgical: - Acute ... appendicitis ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura - Diabetic ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
Acute Appendicitis ... on POCUS A linear ... concerning for appendicitis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... severe pain with abdominal ... be atypical in diabetics ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... patients with diabetes ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal ... pain, Kussmaul
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... dehydration) • Kussmaul ... endocrinology #diabetes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... sonographic approach to acute ... Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS