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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... ) #bowel #obstruction ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... #Obstruction #Jejunum ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... the abdomen #Clinical ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Football Appearance of SBO on POCUS

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#SBO #POCUS #ultrasound #clinical #small #bowel #obstruction
Appearance of SBO ... Herbst @EUSmkh #SBO ... POCUS #ultrasound #clinical ... #small #bowel # ... obstruction
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 ... diagnosis of small bowel ... obstruction in ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO
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 (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Subtle bowel wall ... Screening with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... • Irritable bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... perforate the bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes