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Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Plicae Circulares ... in Small Bowel Obstruction ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... machine), place circulares ... AbdominalUS #SBO #Obstruction ... #SmallBowel
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal POCUS ... visible plicae circularis ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Abdominal
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdomen #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Retrograde
Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Pt w/ acute abd pain/distention, intracting
of Small Bowel Obstruction ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... thick wall/plicae circulares ... #SBO #Obstruction ... #SmallBowel #Peristalsis
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS Ultrasound
Presented for syncope with CK 300000, but history indicated 1 wk
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS Ultrasound ... POCUS found: Dilated ... lumen shows plicae circularis ... BuddingSprout #SmallBowel
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... Obstructive Shock ... #Shock #Pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS This ... using 1) plicae circulares ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Courtesy of Joshua Guttman MD)

#Clinical #POCUS #Abdomen #SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdomen #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
#Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Cardiogenic #Obstructive