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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 ... percussion • Nausea ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... of small bowel obstruction ... and discharge diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Hernia: External abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
(SBO) on POCUS ... Screening with abdominal ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #POCUS
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... Labeled Schematic ... Ascites #Complex #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... dysfunction or obstruction ... cardiogenic or obstructive ... shock is often clinically ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
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
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... you place every focus ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... #labeled #anatomy ... #clinical