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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/abd ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... ) on Abdominal Ultrasound ... CommonBileDuct #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #normal #RUQ
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 ... POCUS (very subtle ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Choledocholithiasis on POCUS RUQ

Transducer positioned anteriorly over RUQ (top of the screen = anterior) demonstrating the
Choledocholithiasis on POCUS ... lodged in the CBD ... #clinical #CBD ... #dilatation #abdominal ... #ultrasound #RUQ
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... , hypotension, abd ... notice this in RUQ ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... patients with severe abd ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #POCUS
An interesting example of complex ascites on POCUS.  Multiple septations are seen- possibility of inflammation
ascites on POCUS ... inflammation or malignancy ... ascites #septations #clinical ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

To find the common bile duct I like stretching out
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... ) on Abdominal Ultrasound ... CommonBileDuct #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #normal #RUQ
Complex Ascites on POCUS

- Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

Large amount of free fluid seen in the
Complex Ascites ... fluid seen in the abdominal ... hemorrhagic and possibly malignant ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... fusobacterium, so ... asymptomatic, CBC ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal