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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
and Clinical Findings ... presents with acute ... abdominal pain ... present with either acute ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
department - Mnemonic and ... Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... age • Monitor and ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Ruptured Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound

Young female.  Lower abdominal pain/VB.  UCG pos. Soft
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... Lower abdominal ... Don't assume that acute ... Pregnancy #Pelvis #Ultrasound ... #clinical #OBGyn
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 ... Pathophysiology: ... patients with acute
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
clinical findings ... pinched by the abdominal ... aorta and superior ... spermatic vein - Obstruction ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
urinary tract outlet obstruction ... immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: ... ultrasound as initial
Hematocolpos due to imperforated hymen on POCUS
12 year old female with acute severe lower abdominal pain,
old female with acute ... severe lower abdominal ... Hematocolpos #pelvic #ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #gynecology #obgyn
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... Clinical Findings ... Consolidation of obstruction ... Photophobia #Acute ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Ovarian cyst rupture on Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 20yo female presents with acute onset abdominal pain. While
Transabdominal Pelvic Ultrasound ... presents with acute ... onset abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #gynecology #obgyn