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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... acquired), Internal, Incisional ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... #bowel #Causes
Rigler Sign on Abdominal X-Ray aka Double Wall Sign
Bowel walls are clearly visible because of gas
Rigler Sign on Abdominal ... Bowel walls are ... #Abdominal #XRay ... #KUB #clinical ... #radiology #labeled
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
conniventes (“keyboard sign ... Criteria for SBO ... free fluid (tanga sign ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... • Edema • Abdominal ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... hernia • Rib
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... obstruction causing nausea ... #Incarcerated #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #bowel
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... down) position • Abdominal ... pain • Abdominal ... hernias: clinical ... #Abdominal #Pain
Ventral Incisional Abdominal Hernia on Physical Exam

This is an incisional hernia. That means, the patient has
Ventral Incisional ... Abdominal Hernia ... fascia layers so ... #Abdominal #Hernia ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
elderly lady with abdominal ... obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... Dublin, Ireland #Clinical ... Radiology #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... wall hernias (umbilical ... , inguinal, incisional