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Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... every focus of gas ... #XRay #KUB #interpretation ... radiology #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #clinical
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
) ascites on Abdominal ... ) secondary to SBP ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... , abdominal pain ... , mortality in SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
On cipro for sbp ... well as an area ... w bright white gas ... Ascites #POCUS #SBP ... #abdominal #abscess
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
asymmetric arm BP ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... pauci-immune GN Immune Complex ... gut involvement, abdominal ... well as inner ear
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver