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Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
POCUS Gorgeous ... Labeled Schematic ... #appendix #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... Non-compressible (5) Non-peristalsing ... (6) Dilated ( ... #Abdominal #Appendix
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... transducer viewing dilated ... Criteria for SBO ... • alternating peristalsis ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
blind-ended, no peristalsis ... Labeled Schematic ... #appendix #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Appendicitis on POCUS

Ultrasound in transverse plane showing appendicitis (>6-7mm, blind-ended, non-compressible, no peristalsis)

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Appendicitis
POCUS Ultrasound ... non-compressible, no peristalsis ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #appendix #transverse
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
To and Fro Peristalsis ... ) on POCUS SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... loops > 2.5cm, dilated ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Appendicitis on POCUS

High frequency linear transducer in a sagittal plane (clue: iliac vessels seen in long
POCUS High frequency ... non-compressible, no peristalsis ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #appendix #sagittal
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... POCUS Young patient ... through, we see the appendix ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
) on POCUS POCUS ... showing dilated ... with to-and-fro peristalsis ... #smallbowel #ultrasound ... #clinical #abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... bowel loops, or aperistalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical