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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 ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... free fluid (tanga sign ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... • Ascites • ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... obstruction causing ... #Incarcerated #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #bowel
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... wall hernias (umbilical
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
Small Bowel Obstruction ... elderly lady with abdominal ... obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Intestinal obstruction ... hernia • Rib
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
Small Bowel Obstruction ... ," and abdominal ... Sukh Singh, MD #Clinical ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Resolution: Nausea ... loop of small bowel ... Labeled Schematic ... #Abdominal #clinical