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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... symptoms. ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - Elevated Liver ... Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction ... : Abdominal pain ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
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 ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Accuracy #Testing #Abdominal
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
symptoms in Sarcoidosis ... vision loss Liver ... 12-20% - Abdominal ... liver functions ... Spleen 5-10% - Abdominal
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Causes of RUQ and ... Midline Abdominal ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Portal Venous Gas on Ultrasound
The most dramatic example I have seen of preterminal systemic intravascular and
intravascular and ... VenousGas #Ultrasound #Liver ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... • Edema • Abdominal ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Intestinal obstruction
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
detect pleural and ... effusions, enlarged abdominal ... lymph nodes, and ... liver lesions – ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... Patient had perforated ... anterior to the liver ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... age • Monitor and