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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... #Jejunum #SBO # ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... the abdomen #Clinical ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
seen in bronchial obstruction ... caused by an obstructing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... Screening with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... ) secondary to SBP ... Labeled Schematic ... Complex #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #SBO ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Here another patient with free abdominal air.
Notice the very thin regular line which is the diaphragm
patient with free abdominal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Free #Air ... FreeAir #Diaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
So we can assume ... resulting in the obstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

If you haven't started using ultrasound for SBO, you're missing some
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... ultrasound for SBO ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal