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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis ... (SBP) on Abdominal ... #SBP #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
conniventes (“keyboard sign ... Criteria for SBO ... free fluid (tanga sign ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
lumen Complete ... acute or chronic abdominal ... (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... #obstruction #sbo
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 ... ultrasound for ... diagnosis of small bowel ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... abscess, "Starch" peritonitis ... perforate the bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
cirrhosis + TB, peritonitis ... dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... incisional). 3) Signs ... culture/ADA (TB peritonitis
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
elderly lady with abdominal ... obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... (Tanga sign). ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple ... ) ascites on Abdominal ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites #Complex ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Subtle bowel wall ... Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS 73 yo F abdominal ... "poo and fro" sign ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #ultrasound