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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... POCUS for win. ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
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 ... POCUS (very subtle ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites #Complex ... #POCUS #clinical
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... ) on POCUS SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... to-and-fro or whirling motion ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... ) on POCUS SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... to-and-fro or whirling motion ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... to-and-fro or whirling motion ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... signs (fever, abdominal ... or TMP-SMX • Active ... fluoroquinolone to complete
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... to-and-fro or whirling motion ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO
29yo F with known hernia p/w sudden onset abdominal pain 2hrs ago. Given
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO ... w sudden onset abdominal ... evidence of an SBO ... 17wks, FHR and motion ... #AbdominalUS #IncarceratedHernia
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Care Ultrasounds (POCUS ... forth peristaltic motion ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
colostomy, multiple SBO ... and increasing abdominal ... diagnosis of SBO ... characteristic to-and-fro motion ... #AbdominalUS #SBO