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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... SBP. ... Diverticular abscess ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
BP 91/62, HR81, ... Labeled Schematic ... #Dissection #Aorta ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #PLAX
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
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Assess for high ... reducing HR and BP ... NTG (Target SBP ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

69 y/o smoker presents to outpatient clinic for inhaler refill. Out
Abdominal Aortic ... to outpatient clinic ... Global Ultrasound ... #POCUS #aorta # ... #labeled
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... provides an instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
- Descending Aorta ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... Dissection #Descending #Aorta ... #Long #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #labeled
Stomach pulse on POCUS.

Stomach full of contents from SBO shaken by the heart and aorta. 

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contents from SBO ... the heart and aorta ... gastric #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #SBO #Clinical
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology: ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta