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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
(SBP) on Abdominal ... SBP. ... #SBP #Abdominal ... #ultrasound #Gas ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex #Ascites
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
on Abdominal POCUS ... ) secondary to SBP ... #Complex #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... , mortality in SBP ... Prior history of SBP ... #SBP #diagnosis
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
in SBP on POCUS ... spontaneous bacterial peritonitis ... could predict SBP ... paracentesis, 12% rate of SBP ... #SBP #POCUS #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 ... the diagnosis of ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
care center for diagnostic ... On cipro for sbp ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
on POCUS This ... the ED), c/w an SBO ... 999003416323084289 #SBO ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric ... +vomiting+peritonitis ... Do a diagnostic/ ... #Dilated #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach on POCUS ... setting of an SBO ... (for diagnosis ... Dilated #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal