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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... Pain: may come
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... confirms small bowel ... EUSmkh #Small #Bowel ... Jejunum #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Bowel perforation on POCUS.

At beginning of clip, free air from a perforated viscous displaces liver from
Bowel perforation ... #Bowel #perforation ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Cards - Inpatient Bowel ... draws water into bowel ... Lactulose, Sorbitol - Abdominal ... distension: • Tap ... agents #internship #comparison
Comparison of Bowel Pathology on POCUS - Gastroparesis, Ileitis, Intussusception and SBO

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Bowel #Pathology
Comparison of Bowel ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Bowel ... Pathology #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #comparison ... #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... consequence of bowel ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... #liver #pocus #clinical
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... ACUTE #ABDOMEN #Differential ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Framework - MAP ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Treatment Goals: 1) MAP ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
with severe RUQ abdominal ... separated from bowel ... ulcer #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential ... Minor hemorrhage may