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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
of small bowel obstruction ... demonstrated a sensitivity ... CT, and a sensitivity ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Examination for Acute Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... Signs #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... Specificity #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
POCUS for diagnosis of Aortic Dissection - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound evaluation
POCUS for diagnosis ... of Aortic Dissection ... Sensitivity - 86% ... POCUS #ultrasound #diagnosis ... #ebm #visualabstract
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... aortic aneurysm ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
non-invasive - High sensitivity ... causes of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... urinary tract: diagnostic ... calculus #Radiology #Diagnosis
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... undergo EGD - Sensitivity
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Intestinal obstruction ... aortic aneurysms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sensitivity and Specificity of KUB compared to CT for Bowel Obstruction, Urolithiasis, Appendicitis, Pyelonephritis, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
Comparison
Sensitivity and ... to CT for Bowel Obstruction ... Comparison of Abdominal ... AbdominalXRay #Sensitivity ... Accuracy #Testing #Diagnosis
POCUS for Small Bowel Obstruction - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of point of care ultrasound
for Small Bowel Obstruction ... to CT for the diagnosis ... Sensitivity - 88% ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #ebm #visualabstract