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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
(SBP) on Abdominal ... SBP. ... #SBP #Abdominal ... #ultrasound #Gas ... 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 ... ) secondary to SBP ... #ultrasound #SBP
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis ... • Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... Spontaneous #Bacterial #Peritonitis ... #SBP #Diagnosis
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
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
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

If you haven't started using ultrasound for SBO, you're missing some
Obstruction on Abdominal ... for SBO, you're ... jchristianfox #SBO ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Obstruction on Abdominal ... Ultrasound Dr ... jchristianfox #SBO ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... signs (fever, abdominal ... , mortality in SBP ... #SBP #diagnosis
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
Hernia resulting in SBO ... presents with abdominal ... Femoral #Hernia #SBO ... #POCUS #obstruction ... #abdominal