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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... "blockage", no peristalsis ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... • alternating peristalsis ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
To and Fro Peristalsis ... Obstruction (SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
dilated loop of bowel ... with retrograde peristalsis ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
Small Bowel Obstruction ... dilated bowel loop ... with to-and-fro peristalsis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... into our ED with abdominal ... and to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Peristalsis #SmallBowel #Obstruction #POCUS
To and Fro Peristalsis ... in Small Bowel ... Obstruction on POCUS ... @SAlerhand #Peristalsis ... #POCUS #clinical
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... IBS) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel ... IBS #Treatment #Management
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... to ED, "to/fro peristalsis ... TheScanimal #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS