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US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
of bowel with retrograde ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Retrograde
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
of bowel with retrograde ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Retrograde
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... dissociation + retrograde
Narrow Complex Tachycardias (Simplified)

Irregular Narrow Complex Tachycardia:
 1. Atrial fibrillation
	- Usually the correct answer
 2. Multifocal
obvious P (or retrograde ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
(back, chest, abdomen ... depending on the cause ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small ... Diagnosis Common Causes ... NSAID ulcers Rare Causes ... entericus #SmallBowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
movement of the abdomen ... This change causes
Small Bowel Obstruction (Courtesy of Joshua Guttman MD)

#Clinical #POCUS #Abdomen #SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Clinical #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Look for surgical abdomen ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... apex 2) a small retrograde ... ventricle (RV) 4) a retrograde ... This wave is caused