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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 the diagnosis ... CT, and a sensitivity ... CT and discharge ... diagnosis. ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria ... thickening on CT ... Criteria: • Abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Enterocolitis #Diagnosis
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
survey • Head CT ... ALT, lipase • Abdominal ... CT if AST or ALT ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... See CT scan. ... Intraabdominal #Abscess #POCUS
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... (TAP) Block CT ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... Anesthesia #Management #POCUS
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
resource for Lung POCUS ... of lesions on CT ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung #POCUS ... pulmonary #ultrasound #diagnosis
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... you place every focus ... radiologistpage #Abdominal ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... 50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound