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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (Jejunum) Visualized ... viewing dilated jejunum ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... Incomplete obstructions ... percussion • Nausea ... with duodenal or jejunal ... obstruction because
Differences between Jejunum and Ileum

#Jejunum #Ileum #comparison #anatomy
Differences between Jejunum ... and Ileum #Jejunum
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Hepatic vein obstruction ... Can be caused by ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Causes
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
originates in the jejunum ... result from other causes ... frequently from the jejunum ... hemorrhage may also cause ... #Differential #Causes
Normal Vitamin and Mineral Absorption

#Diagnosis #Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location #Map #Gastrointestinal
Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
volume, Urinary obstruction ... are caused by prerenal ... azotemia or postrenal obstruction ... to assess for obstruction ... CONSIDER INTRINSIC CAUSES
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... Shock can be caused ... dysfunction or obstruction ... cardiogenic or obstructive ... The cause of shock
Gastrointestinal tract absorption. 

#Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location #Map #Gastrointestinal #Diagnosis #ShortGut #SBS
Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Causes of Edema ... • Internal Obstruction ... External Venous Obstruction ... • Lymphatic Obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes