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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Intestinal obstruction ... hernia • Rib ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... either acute or chronic ... abdominal pain ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet ... Obstruction • ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Screening with abdominal ... with severe abd pain ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
in SBO A 55yo ... pain and vomiting ... #SBO #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #obstruction ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... pain and vomiting ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #POCUS #clinical
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... causing pain; bowel ... obstruction causing ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Small Bowel Obstruction ... pain, distension ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
(SBO) on POCUS ... pain... within ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #clinical #POCUS
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Paraesophageal hernia ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... retrosternal chest pain ... retrosternal or back pain ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology