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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Abdominal #POCUS
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 ... Labeled Schematic ... Complex #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Peritonitis Clinical ... • Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
bowel obstruction pain ... history of previous abdominal ... the abdomen #Clinical ... #Radiology #KUB ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... signs (fever, abdominal ... pain, etc). ... , mortality in SBP
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... #obstruction #sbo
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
the ED), c/w an SBO ... Labeled Schematic ... 999003416323084289 #SBO ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
elderly lady with abdominal ... bowel obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #SmallBowell
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
setting of an SBO ... Gastric #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy ... #labeled
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites ... presents with abd pain ... On cipro for sbp ... #POCUS #SBP #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal