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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... #Jejunum #SBO # ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... acute or chronic abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... with duodenal or jejunal ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
of duodenum Labeled ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #jejunum
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO
29yo F with known hernia p/w sudden onset abdominal pain 2hrs ago. Given
w sudden onset abdominal ... obstructed loop of jejunum ... /Kings County #Clinical ... ValvulaeConniventes #Jejunum ... #SBO #Obstruction
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... : External abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... causing pain; bowel obstruction ... causing nausea ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #bowel
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
Femoral Hernia resulting ... in SBO A 55yo ... #SBO #clinical ... ultrasound #POCUS #obstruction ... #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... intolerance • SIBO ... hernia • Rib
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
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
setting of an SBO ... Gastric #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy ... #labeled