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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... hernia • Rib ... #Differential #
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
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
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Resolution: Nausea ... Labeled Schematic ... Ascites #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
concern for blunt abdominal ... Severe abdominal ... time and multiple abdominal ... injuries to the small bowel ... Trauma #Injury #clinical