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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... • IVC Obstruction ... • SVC Obstruction ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #comparison #abdominal
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... of small bowel obstruction ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
IVC Thrombus on POCUS
IVC TRV sweep-proximal to distal. Note IVC thrombus. Key point with POCUS compression
IVC Thrombus on POCUS ... Key point with POCUS ... compression exam: If negative ... concern for proximal obstruction ... Thrombus #VenaCava #POCUS
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
serology: Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... cultures/serology: + (Negative ... location, Valve destruction ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... , initial FAST negative ... Transverse #Color #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS 73 yo ... F abdominal pain ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound