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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP ... ) on Abdominal POCUS ... SBP. ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #clinical #ultrasound
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial ... • Chills • Abdominal ... stain/culture Management ... #Spontaneous #Bacterial ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... ) secondary to SBP ... Labeled Schematic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
as a result of SBO ... hyperechoic fecal material ... MD #Clinical #Radiology ... #SBO #Obstruction ... #PlicaeCirculares
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
of duodenum Labeled ... 915316373265448960 #PlicaeCirculares ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... , mortality in SBP ... Prior history of SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... Here is her ultrasound ... Surgery for this SBO ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #PlicaeCirculares
Echogenic Ascites in SBP on POCUS
RUQ FF in a pt w/ spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. The fluid
Echogenic Ascites in SBP ... w/ spontaneous bacterial ... could predict SBP ... Echogenic #Ascites #SBP ... #POCUS #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
bowel obstruction (SBO ... Other signs of SBO ... of hyperechoic material ... Ireland #Clinical #Radiology ... #SBO #SmallBowell
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... and DBP. ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology