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Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Small and Large ... Bowel Obstruction ... EMBoardBombs #Small ... #Large #Bowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Differential
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... valvulae (confirms small ... #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #
Football Appearance of SBO on POCUS

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#SBO #POCUS #ultrasound #clinical #small #bowel #obstruction
Appearance of SBO ... Herbst @EUSmkh #SBO ... ultrasound #clinical #small ... #bowel #obstruction
Bloating and Belching - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup
Phenotypes:
"The gastric bloater" - Gastric outlet obstruction, Gastroparesis,
Gastric outlet obstruction ... dyspepsia "The small ... bloater" - Dietary, SIBO ... Celiac disease, SBO
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Etiologies: • Small ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Adiposity • Small ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction
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
the diagnosis of small ... bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Vascular (Other small ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
emergency - Small ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology