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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
: R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... aortic aneurysm ... ischemia • Peptic ulcer
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
perforated duodenal ulcer ... on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... #RUQ #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Abdominal
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... status) U - Ulcer ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... perforated peptic ulcer ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... livedo reticularis, ulcers ... - GI tract: abdominal ... genital aphthous ulcers ... Supply gut -> abdominal
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... high, in this case ... #AAA #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #POCUS #clinical
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
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Perforated Gastric Ulcer ... on Abdominal POCUS ... In this case, the ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... genital aphthous ulcers ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
volumes of intra-abdominal ... under-recognized cause ... ascites #collapse #pulmonary ... lung #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... answer (of course)-POCUS ... Article has case ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm