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Appendicitis on POCUS

Ultrasound in transverse plane showing appendicitis (>6-7mm, blind-ended, non-compressible, no peristalsis)

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Appendicitis
non-compressible, no peristalsis ... clinical #ultrasound #appendix
Appendicolith and Appendicitis on POCUS

Linear high frequency transducer, viewing an inflamed appendix in sax, with fecolith
viewing an inflamed appendix ... blind-ended & no peristalsis ... Appendicitis #POCUS #appendix
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
Non-compressible (5) Non-peristalsing ... Appendicitis #Abdominal #Appendix
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
blind-ended, no peristalsis ... #Appendicitis #appendix
Appendicitis on POCUS

High frequency linear transducer in a sagittal plane (clue: iliac vessels seen in long
non-compressible, no peristalsis ... clinical #ultrasound #appendix
Visible peristaltic waves in pyloric stenosis ( Fast speed )

#pyloric #stenosis #timelapse #clinical #video #peristalsis #pediatrics
Visible peristaltic ... clinical #video #peristalsis
Anatomy of appendix 
#appendix #surgery #anatomy #retrocecal
Anatomy of appendix ... #appendix #surgery
Appendix Positions
 - Retrocecal (*most common)
 - Post-ileal
 - Pre-ileal
 - Sub-ileal
 - Pelvic
 - Subcecal
Appendix Positions ... By @rev.med #Appendix
Abdominal evisceration with gastrointestinal peristalsis. 

#clinical #physicalexam #trauma #video #evisceration #hernia #peristalsis #abdominal #eviscerated #smallbowel
gastrointestinal peristalsis ... evisceration #hernia #peristalsis
Intestinal Peristalsis seen on Abdominal Physical Exam

Visible intestinal peristalsis seen in a neonate

#Intestinal #Peristalsis #PhysicalExam #clinical
Intestinal Peristalsis ... Visible intestinal peristalsis ... #Intestinal #Peristalsis