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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... abdominal pain ... present with either acute ... or chronic abdominal ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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A - Abdominal ... C - Collapsed inferior ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... suggestive of a small bowel ... EMT-P @MRamzyDO #SmallBowel ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... #Differential #
Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Circulares in Small Bowel ... Obstruction - Point ... Circulares #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel ... obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... AbdominalPain #differential
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

If you haven't started using ultrasound for SBO, you're missing some
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... rarest cause of acute ... abdominal pain. ... the Superior and Inferior ... #SmallBowel #Infarction
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS 73 yo F abdominal ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #POCUS ... #ultrasound