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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 (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (Jejunum) Visualized ... Criteria for SBO ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
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
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
lumen Complete ... (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... with duodenal or jejunal ... #obstruction #sbo
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
as a result of SBO ... hyperechoic fecal material ... visible plicae circularis ... piano sign," and abdominal ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... presents with abdominal ... Surgery for this SBO ... using 1) plicae circulares ... #SBO #SmallBowel