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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Diverticular abscess ... #ultrasound #Gas ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex ... #Ascites
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS 24yo healthy ... DCed. 2/2 blood cx ... , but IR felt it ... #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #complex
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... s/p colectomy, liver ... PittIMPOCUS #Complex ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #abdominal #abscess
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS - Enhanced ... peritoneum and liver ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... EPSS #clinical #ultrasound
Pneumobilia on Abdominal POCUS
S/P ERCP presenting with Reynolds' Pentad. Blood Cx grew GPC on Day1
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Pneumobilia on Abdominal ... POCUS S/P ERCP ... Blood Cx grew GPC ... #Pneumobilia #air ... #liver #pocus #
#POCUS clip in the RUQ with findings suggestive of a perforated viscus
-complex free fluid in Morrison's
perforated viscus -complex ... suggestive of free air ... thoracic spine sign ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #abdominal #emergency
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Exam Bike vs Car ... for sonographic signs ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver