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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 ... the diagnosis of ... small bowel obstruction ... #Accuracy #Testing ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
aorta greater than ... key to move the bowel ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #Transverse #Intramural
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... and Testing Treatment ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Point of Care Ultrasound ... FAST negative, Aorta ... perforation next to Aorta ... #Aortic #Transverse ... POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Approximately 6 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm with intramural thrombus. Frances Russell, MD, RDMS Assistant Professor of
Approximately 6 cm abdominal ... Division Chief, Ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Aorta #AAA #AbdominalAorticAneurysm ... IntramuralThrombus #Transverse
Aortic Dissection caught on POCUS Abdominal Ultrasound

- Ralph Bou Chebl @RalphieBou

#Aortic #Dissection #Flap #Aorta #POCUS #Abdominal
caught on POCUS Abdominal ... Ultrasound - ... Dissection #Flap #Aorta ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #Transverse
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal ... - Non-specific abdominal ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Torsion of the testis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... , physical and testing ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... strategy with minimal testing ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Treatment: • Global ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta