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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... with fever/abd pain ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple ... ) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
we can correctly ... interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... MRI.
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
) on POCUS This ... ultrasound is so ... with severe abd pain ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... reflection on the differential ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
Hernia resulting in SBO ... pain and vomiting ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #POCUS #obstruction ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
73 yo F abdominal ... pain and vomiting ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound
An interesting example of complex ascites on POCUS.  Multiple septations are seen- possibility of inflammation
An interesting example ... on POCUS. ... ascites #septations #clinical ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... vomiting, which she reports ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Abdominal #clinical
Small Bowel Wall Thickening on POCUS

Young adult with severe abdominal pain/distention. Hx-SLE with prior abdominal surgeries.
pain/distention ... Concern for SBO. ... sonographic evidence of SBO ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound