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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. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
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 ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Accuracy #Testing #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Recurrent: Consider tumor ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... intolerance • SIBO
Target Sign in Acute Appendicitis - POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Target #Sign #Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical
Appendicitis - POCUS ... #Appendicitis #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Radiology
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
history of previous abdominal ... abdomen #Clinical #Radiology ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
Bone Tumor Location ... the epiphysis, so ... , a giant cell tumor ... Ewing's sarcoma, SBC ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on Abdominal ... Appendicitis #Appendix #POCUS ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Radiology
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... (dry MM, skin turgor ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes