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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 ... adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal ... #Appendicitis #Appendix ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... call it, “Think High ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... call it, “Think High ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
Acute subhepatic appendicitis on POCUS
Amazing how high an appendix can be. Imagine how different the clinical
appendicitis on POCUS ... Amazing how high ... an appendix can ... ultrasound #RUQ #abdominal ... #appendix
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Lactate > 1.5 High ... Injury Low CO / High ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Hypovolemic: Blood Loss, GI ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Appendicitis on POCUS

High frequency linear transducer in a sagittal plane (clue: iliac vessels seen in long
Appendicitis on POCUS ... High frequency ... #Appendicitis #POCUS ... #abdominal #clinical ... #ultrasound #appendix
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
in JENUNUM on POCUS ... segment of the GI ... in ileum & 2nd part ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
subtract 1 PMN per ... signs (fever, abdominal ... carbapenem if known high ... • Active upper GI
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... Pearls 50/50 Rule (part ... Pitfalls 50/50 Rule (part ... consider intra-abdominal ... wall following high