23 results
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... "blockage", no peristalsis ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... sounds (ileus) • Abdomen
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
with retrograde peristalsis ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Retrograde #Peristalsis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... • alternating peristalsis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... @eabramsMD #Peristalsis ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... Note that the abdominal ... descends into the abdomen ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
with retrograde peristalsis ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Retrograde #Peristalsis
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... Scan mid abdomen ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
Small Bowel Obstruction ... with to-and-fro peristalsis ... smallbowel #ultrasound #obstruction ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
into our ED with abdominal ... and to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #POCUS