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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... either acute or chronic ... abdominal pain ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
Pyloric Stenosis ... muscle obstructing ... going into the bowel ... Cause is unknown ... #Pyloric #Stenosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Obstruction #Jejunum ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Gastritis: H. pylori ... • Intestinal obstruction ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... What is the cause ... imaging showed chronic ... stenosis of his ... #obstruction #abdominal
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... • Pyloric Stenosis ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic ... • Small/Large Bowel ... Obstruction
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
ultrasound for ... diagnosis of small bowel ... obstruction in ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Gastric Ultrasound in Pyloric Stenosis

Gastric U/S: 3-wk-old. Pyloric Stenosis dx w/ POCUS. Note chaotic flow of
Gastric Ultrasound ... in Pyloric Stenosis ... Pyloric Stenosis ... Note chaotic flow ... #Stenosis #POCUS
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... • Renal artery stenosis ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Family history, ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Valvular • Stenosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes