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Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... Hernia on POCUS ... obstruction causing ... #Hernia #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... #Ultrasound #Assessment
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal ... Surgical: - Acute appendicitis ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inguinal hernia ... - Inflammatory bowel
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Obstruction #Jejunum ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
Acute Appendicitis ... on POCUS A linear ... transducer is over anterior ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #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
ultrasound for ... diagnosis of small bowel ... obstruction in ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Indirect Inguinal Hernia on Scrotal Ultrasound

60 yo M with abdominal pain radiating to the groin. 
Superficially
on Scrotal Ultrasound ... 60 yo M with abdominal ... testis is seen anterior ... SBO #clinical #ultrasound ... #pocus
Small Bowel Obstruction from Indirect Inguinal Hernia on POCUS

SBO from this patient's large irreducible indirect inguinal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (POCUS) "We skipped ... suggestive of a small bowel ... #SBO #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound