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Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... valvulae (confirms small ... #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
Football Appearance of SBO on POCUS

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#SBO #POCUS #ultrasound #clinical #small #bowel #obstruction
Appearance of SBO on POCUS ... EUSmkh #SBO #POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #small ... #bowel #obstruction
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Etiologies: • Small ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Adiposity • Small ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypoperfusion Post-Renal (Obstruction ... Vascular (Other small ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
emergency - Small ... Postrenal: • Ureteral obstruction ... requires bilateral obstruction ... Classification #diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #nephrology
Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Urine Output > 3L /day
Water Diuresis (Urine Osm <100 mOsm/kg)
 • Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... prolonged urinary obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm ... nephritis • Obstructive ... transplant • Obstructive ... Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis #algorithm ... #nephrology #potassium
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
the diagnosis of small ... bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... scheme) Urinary Obstruction ... Nephrolithiasis Small ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm