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Incarcerated Spigelian Hernia on POCUS

A 60yo F presents with LLQ pain that feels like her previous
Incarcerated Spigelian Hernia ... incarcerated spigelian hernia ... Incarcerated #Spigelian #Hernia ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
causes RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... hernia • Rib
Incarcerated Abdominal Hernia on POCUS

Incarcerated hernia causing pain; bowel obstruction causing nausea and vomiting. No additional
Incarcerated Abdominal ... Hernia on POCUS ... causing pain; bowel obstruction ... #Incarcerated #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Femoral Hernia resulting in SBO

A 55yo F with no surgical history presents with abdominal pain and
Femoral Hernia resulting ... presents with abdominal ... #SBO #clinical ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #obstruction #abdominal
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
PNA • Primary ciliary ... adults • Blood tests ... function tests: ... obstructive • ... Sweat chloride test
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... Appendicitis B - Biliary ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Paraesophageal Hernia on POCUS
Abdominal pain Vomiting Tachycardia Tachypnea
Large hernia with outlet obstruction. Admitted for surgical repair.
on POCUS Abdominal ... with outlet obstruction ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... Jejunum #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Fat containing abdominal wall hernia seen best while this patient is standing, performing a Valsalva maneuver.

Howard
Fat containing abdominal ... wall hernia seen ... best while this ... #Ultrasound #Valsalva ... #POCUS #Clinical
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... include extrahepatic biliary ... obstruction due ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound