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

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A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... inferior vena cave ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
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 ... aortic aneurysm ... #Differential #
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... - Intestinal obstruction ... infection • acute ... porphyria (rare ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Intestinal obstruction ... aortic aneurysms ... • Acute intermittent
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

69 y/o smoker presents to outpatient clinic for inhaler refill. Out
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... on POCUS 69 y ... Out of care >10 ... #POCUS #aorta #
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
AAA on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... AAA #Ruptured #Aneurysm ... Transverse #Color #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... investigations depending on clinical ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
(LVOT) causing obstruction ... Differential diagnosis ... Diabetes mellitus Acute ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
A patient came ... into our ED with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #POCUS
AAA w/ intraluminal thrombus on abdominal POCUS

Which of the following describes this clip most accurately?
Resolution: AAA
POCUS Which ... Dissecting aneurysms ... are more likely ... #POCUS #clinical ... transverse #aorta #aneurysm