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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
Accuracy of abdominal ... when compared to abdominal ... composite endpoint of abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... Accuracy #Testing #Abdominal
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... Pouch Ever so ... crisp & clean positive ... Hemorrhage #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominalus
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Abdominal pain; ... Two different positive ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... cells/mL • Positive ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

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

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Criteria for SBO ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Testing Treatment Algorithm ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test ... , Abdominal pain
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... determination, Smoking, positive