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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Look for surgical ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... • Irritable bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... IBS) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel
Differential Diagnosis for bowel obstruction #Diagnosis #EM #GenSurg #Bowel #Obstruction #Ileus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Diagnosis for bowel ... obstruction #Diagnosis #EM ... #GenSurg #Bowel ... #Differential #Algorithm
Types of Abdominal Wall Hernias #Diagnsois #EM #GenSurg #Abdominal #Wall #Hernia #Types #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types of Abdominal ... Hernias #Diagnsois #EM ... #GenSurg #Abdominal ... #Differential #Algorithm
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... loops - multiple
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Testing Treatment Algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
loops > 2.5cm ... SBO POCUS - dilated ... small bowel loops ... Obstruction #SBO #Abdominal ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... Look for pneumoperitoneum ... separated from bowel ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... confirms small bowel ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal