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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound ... 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 ... ) secondary to SBP ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
aorta greater than ... increased age, and ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... presents with AMS and ... #Color #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Rupturing
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Clinical Findings ... of bowel lumen Complete ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... #obstruction #sbo ... #ileus #pathophysiology
AAA Endoleak on POCUS Ultrasound
You see the stent, surrounding mural thrombosis and the endoleak.
76 yo F
POCUS Ultrasound ... presented with sudden abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #clinical #vascular ... #aorta
Popliteal Aneurysm on Leg POCUS

An 80yo male presented with right leg pain. A DVT ultrasound behind
Resolution: Abdominal ... aorta. ... compression) meant he had ... higher risk for an AAA ... Aneurysm #Leg #POCUS #clinical
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... risk of rupture and ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta ... #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... ultrasound is so ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology: