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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
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
in SBO A 55yo ... presents with abdominal ... #SBO #clinical ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #obstruction #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
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch" peritonitis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
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
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites in SBP ... spontaneous bacterial peritonitis ... could predict SBP ... Echogenic #Ascites #SBP ... #POCUS #abdominal
Indirect Inguinal Hernia on Scrotal Ultrasound

60 yo M with abdominal pain radiating to the groin. 
Superficially
Indirect Inguinal Hernia ... on Scrotal Ultrasound ... 60 yo M with abdominal ... #SBO #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... care center for diagnostic ... On cipro for sbp ... #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal