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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... Gossypiboma, Superior mesenteric ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... Abdominal POCUS ... Perforated appendicitis ... #Abscess #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... • Intestinal obstruction ... disease • Chronic mesenteric ... compression syndrome • Mesenteric
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... with intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer: Mesenteric adenitis
Initial study
Mesenteric adenitis ... on Abdominal POCUS ... was to rule out appendicitis ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS - Color Doppler

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer:
Mesenteric adenitis ... on Abdominal POCUS ... was to rule out appendicitis ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
sensitivity for obstruction ... causes of flank or abdominal ... renal stones IVP ... tumors) - Limited IVP ... with surgical access
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... syndrome • Psoas abscess ... Colic • Bowel Obstruction ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis ... Localized #Acute #Abdominal
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... constipation, last LVP ... POCUS performed ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess