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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Plicae Circulares ... in Small Bowel ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
as a result of SBO ... visible plicae circularis ... piano sign," and abdominal ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
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 ... ) secondary to SBP ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... #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 ... when compared to abdominal ... composite endpoint of abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... Accuracy #Testing #Abdominal
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
Plicae Circulares ... characteristic of small bowel ... Resolution: plicae circulares ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
on Abdominal POCUS ... Pt has abdominal ... visible plicae circularis ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #Obstruction #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... machine), place circulares ... Clinical #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction