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Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... have distended abdominal ... & IVC obstructions ... - IVC obstruction ... ) - SVC obstruction
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
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
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 IVC TRV sweep-proximal ... Key point with POCUS ... concern for proximal obstruction ... Thrombus #VenaCava #POCUS
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... and Reverse • Obstructive ... veins, dilated IVC ... Flat, collapsible IVC ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... Abdominal thrusts ... Abdominal thrusts ... Pediatrics #Airway #Obstruction ... #ForeignBody #Management
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
sensitivity for obstruction ... and location, obstruction ... causes of flank or abdominal ... renal stones IVP ... tumors) - Limited IVP
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