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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Criteria for SBO ... • alternating peristalsis ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... ) on POCUS SBO ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
with retrograde peristalsis ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... Obstruction #Retrograde #Peristalsis
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 ... Non-compressible (5) Non-peristalsing ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... "blockage", no peristalsis ... acute or chronic abdominal ... • Flat/low JVP ... #obstruction #sbo
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... with to-and-fro peristalsis ... significant for #SBO ... @medcramUS #SBO ... #clinical #abdominal
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 ... non-compressible, no peristalsis ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... ) secondary to SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
POCUS What is ... blind-ended, no peristalsis ... #appendix #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal