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Indications for Performing Diagnostic Paracentesis #Diagnosis #Indications #Paracentesis #SBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis
Performing Diagnostic Paracentesis ... #Indications #Paracentesis ... #SBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis
Secondary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) 
 #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Secondary #Peritonitis #BMJ
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm ... #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis
Football Appearance of SBO on POCUS

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#SBO #POCUS #ultrasound #clinical #small #bowel #obstruction
Appearance of SBO ... Herbst @EUSmkh #SBO ... clinical #small #bowel
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 (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... confirms small bowel ... EUSmkh #Small #Bowel ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Small and Large Bowel ... Inflammatory bowel ... Hernias Ischemic bowel ... #Small #Large #Bowel ... #Obstruction #SBO
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... AbdominalXRay #SBO
Bloating and Belching - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup
Phenotypes:
"The gastric bloater" - Gastric outlet obstruction, Gastroparesis,
dyspepsia "The small bowel ... bloater" - Dietary, SIBO ... Celiac disease, SBO
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) #algorithm #diagnosis #management
bacterial peritonitis (SBP ... ) #algorithm #diagnosis
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Ileus: Functional bowel ... Physical blockage of bowel ... • Infrequent bowel ... #obstruction #sbo