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POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
diagnosis of acute appendicitis ... Non-compressible (5) Non-peristalsing ... (6) Dilated ( ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... transducer viewing dilated ... • alternating peristalsis ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
To and Fro Peristalsis in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
To and Fro Peristalsis ... in Small Bowel Obstruction ... SBO POCUS - dilated ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... "blockage", no peristalsis ... pain and related ... acute or chronic abdominal ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
blind-ended, no peristalsis ... Labeled Schematic ... #appendix #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

POCUS showing dilated bowel loop (>2.5cm) with to-and-fro peristalsis significant for
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS showing dilated ... with to-and-fro peristalsis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) with dilated ... bowel loops, or aperistalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
(SBO) on POCUS ... there are multiple dilated ... and to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Extraluminal Free Fluid in Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops
in Small Bowel Obstruction ... SBO POCUS - dilated ... bowel loops, or aperistalsis ... #SBO #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized here are dilated ... due to blocked peristalsis ... Sukh Singh, MD #Clinical ... #SBO #Obstruction