38 results
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... of bowel lumen Complete ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
Labeled Schematic ... #Appendicitis #appendix ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple ... ) ascites on Abdominal ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
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
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... causing pain; bowel obstruction ... #Incarcerated #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #labeled #bowel
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
Proximal SBO on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to strangulated umbilical hernia

The happiest strangulated umbilical
Point of Care Ultrasound ... + proximal SBO ... #Proximal #SBO ... #Obstruction #Ultrasound ... #Umbilical #Clinical
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Small Bowel Obstruction from Indirect Inguinal Hernia on POCUS

SBO from this patient's large irreducible indirect inguinal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... #SBO #Indirect ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical