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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

A linear transducer is over anterior RLQ.  Noncompressible fluid-filled structure >6mm +
Acute Appendicitis ... transducer is over anterior ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #labeled
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Intestinal obstruction ... aneurysms • Acute
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
rarest cause of acute ... abdominal pain. ... the Superior and Inferior ... colon is reduced, colonic ... #SmallBowel #Infarction
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
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Abdominal Distention ... - Differential ... Causes Mechanical Obstruction ... Acute Colonic ... Hypothyroidism Chronic
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Air Bubbles in Colonic ... moving toward the anterior ... perforation and obstruction ... to look for the abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Labeled Schematic ... 999003416323084289 #SBO #SmallBowel ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound