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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 ... of small bowel obstruction ... CT, and a sensitivity ... CT and discharge ... #Obstruction #SBO
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... Abdominal POCUS ... What do the ultrasound ... Perforated appendicitis ... also shown on CT
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... have distended abdominal ... maneuver should be performed ... CT imaging showed ... #abdominal #veins
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... scan) when an ultrasound ... with surgical access ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
of Intestinal Obstruction ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... sharp objects that perforate
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... abscess. ... See CT scan. ... #POCUS #ultrasound
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... ) U - Ulcer (perforated ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
lactate level, abdominal ... tomography was performed ... Clinical #Derm #EM #Radiology ... #Pneumatosis #CT
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Point of Care Ultrasounds ... We skipped the CT ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... The images (CT | ... mesenteric ischemia, perforated ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound