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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
of Abdominal Pain ... appendicitis ... - Non-specific abdominal ... - Recurrent abdominal ... #Pain #Pediatrics
Pneumatosis Intestinalis - amazing POCUS image. Beware the elderly patient with tachycardia! No abdominal pain on
Intestinalis - amazing POCUS ... No abdominal pain ... #AbdominalUS #Pneumatosis ... #Intestinalis #SBO ... #Necrosis #SmallBowel
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Based Differential Diagnosis ... with abdominal ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Pain - Illness ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
73 yo F abdominal ... pain and vomiting ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #abdominal #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
) on POCUS This ... Screening with abdominal ... with severe abd pain ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Acute Appendicitis
 - Periumbilical -> RLQ pain
 - Fever 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Nausea,
Acute Appendicitis ... Periumbilical -> RLQ pain ... - Fever - Abdominal ... pain - Nausea ... McBurneysPoint #Diagosis
Small Bowel Wall Thickening on POCUS

Young adult with severe abdominal pain/distention. Hx-SLE with prior abdominal surgeries.
adult with severe abdominal ... pain/distention ... Hx-SLE with prior abdominal ... RJonesSonoEM #SmallBowel ... WallThickening #Abdominal