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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
"blockage", no peristalsis ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... sounds (ileus) • Abdomen
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
with retrograde peristalsis ... ) #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 ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
To and Fro Peristalsis ... in Small Bowel Obstruction ... @eabramsMD #Peristalsis ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... approach to acute abdomen ... Differential A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
with retrograde peristalsis ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdomen #SBO # ... SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Retrograde #Peristalsis
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

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

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... into our ED with abdominal ... and to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal
Rectus Abdominis Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Elderly female with patulous multiparous abdomen, asthma exacerbation with bouts of
Rectus Abdominis ... Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... patulous multiparous abdomen ... of right upper abdominal ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Care Ultrasounds (POCUS ... back and forth peristaltic ... #SBO #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound