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Appendicitis on POCUS

Ultrasound in transverse plane showing appendicitis (>6-7mm, blind-ended, non-compressible, no peristalsis)

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on ... plane showing appendicitis ... non-compressible, no peristalsis ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Appendicitis ... clinical #ultrasound #appendix
Appendicolith and Appendicitis on POCUS

Linear high frequency transducer, viewing an inflamed appendix in sax, with fecolith
Appendicolith and Appendicitis ... viewing an inflamed appendix ... Core criteria for appendicitis ... blind-ended & no peristalsis ... #POCUS #appendix
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
Appendicitis on ... Resolution: appendicitis ... blind-ended, no peristalsis ... 940659678605922304 #Appendicitis ... #appendix #POCUS
Appendicitis on POCUS

High frequency linear transducer in a sagittal plane (clue: iliac vessels seen in long
Appendicitis on ... axis) showing appendicitis ... non-compressible, no peristalsis ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Appendicitis ... clinical #ultrasound #appendix
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
diagnosis of acute appendicitis ... Non-compressible (5) Non-peristalsing ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix
Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
Appendicitis on ... POCUS Gorgeous appendicitis ... 841741820375797762 #Appendicitis ... #appendix #POCUS
Visible peristaltic waves in pyloric stenosis ( Fast speed )

#pyloric #stenosis #timelapse #clinical #video #peristalsis #pediatrics
Visible peristaltic ... clinical #video #peristalsis
Appendicitis on Abdominal Ultrasound

Noncompressible tubular structure with adjacent hyperechoic peri-appendiceal fat.

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Appendicitis #Appendix
Appendicitis on ... jchristianfox #Appendicitis ... #Appendix #POCUS
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Watershed) Cecum and Appendix ... Amebic colitis - Appendicitis
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis ... Algorithm Suspected Appendicitis ... MatthewHoMD #Appendicitis ... Algorithm #surgery #appendix