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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
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... CT confirmed appendicitis ... NagdevArun #Transverse ... #Abdominis #Plane ... Anesthesia #Management #POCUS
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
Appendicitis on POCUS

Ultrasound in transverse plane showing appendicitis (>6-7mm, blind-ended, non-compressible, no peristalsis)

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... in transverse plane ... #POCUS #abdominal ... ultrasound #appendix #transverse
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal ... appendicitis ... - Non-specific abdominal ... - Recurrent abdominal ... and spine #Abdominal
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 ... Based Differential Diagnosis ... severe pain with abdominal ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pancreatic Pseudocyst on Abdominal POCUS - Transverse

Patient has pancreatic pseudocyst with acute severe pancreatitis.  No
Pseudocyst on Abdominal ... POCUS - Transverse ... pseudocyst with acute ... Pancreatic #Pseudocyst #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical