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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Cirrhosis with fever ... POCUS for win. ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Fever • ... Chills • Abdominal ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Morrison’s Pouch Ever ... so often its nice ... got us hooked on POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #abdominalus #trauma
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... Red Flags: • Fever ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... intolerance • SIBO
Tapioca Pearls (Boba) on Gastric POCUS and CT (Incidental finding)
15 y/o male with abdominal pain without
Pearls (Boba) on Gastric ... POCUS and CT (Incidental ... pain without fever ... #Stomach #POCUS ... CT #ultrasound #clinical
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... Ascites #Complex #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
Gastroschisis on POCUS ... heart tones heard so ... POCUS done. ... Note abdominal wall ... #clinical #ultrasound
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... fusobacterium, so ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Stomach ... #POCUS