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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial ... Peritonitis Clinical ... • Chills • Abdominal ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Criteria for SBO ... free fluid (tanga sign ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
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
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... (fever, abdominal ... , mortality in SBP ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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SBP <90, drop in ... SBP > 40 - End-organ ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
• Hypotension: SBP ... <90, SBP drop >40 ... Mental Status (SBP ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... Setup - Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
bowel obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... of hyperechoic material ... Dublin, Ireland #Clinical ... #SBO #SmallBowell
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
POCUS with Spine Sign ... Diagnosis? ... Labeled Schematic ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Pulmonary
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
as a result of SBO ... hyperechoic fecal material ... ," and abdominal ... Sukh Singh, MD #Clinical ... #SBO #Obstruction