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Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on ... Abdominal Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #Appendicitis ... Appendix #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Target Sign in Acute Appendicitis - POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Target #Sign #Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical
Sign in Acute Appendicitis ... #Target #Sign #Appendicitis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on ... POCUS Gorgeous appendicitis ... 841741820375797762 #Appendicitis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Appendicitis on ... Normal WBC. ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
Acute Appendicitis ... concerning for appendicitis ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Appendicitis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #labeled
Appendicitis on POCUS
68 y/o male with acute RLQ pain, involuntary guarding, WBC 20.  Probe where
Appendicitis on ... involuntary guarding, WBC ... Global Ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
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 ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Differential Diagnosis ... Even with normal WBC ... counts may delay diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Based Differential Diagnosis ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis