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Differential of Abdominal Pain - by Character and Timing of Pain:

Inflammatory, Colicky and Catastrophic

#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Colicky
Differential of Abdominal ... Character and Timing ... AbdominalPain #Colicky #Abdominal ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... Dysautonomia Obstructive
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Typical Characteristics of Pneumoconiosis 
Coal dust 
 • Coal miners 
Beryllium 
 • Fluorescent lights
Silica • Mining ... polishing • Cobalt mining ... • Asbestos mining ... Shipbuilding • Construction ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... Testing Treatment Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
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 ... of small bowel obstruction ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... ) Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... Pulmonary Embolism ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding ... anterior lung-sliding ... abolished lung-sliding ... dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus