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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Note gas bubbles ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... with Air Bubbles ... Perforation on POCUS ... to look for the abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
Complex (NOT simple ... ) ascites on Abdominal ... POCUS (very subtle ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites #Complex ... #POCUS #clinical
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... concerning for a bubble ... ie, intestinal/gastric ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #EPSS #clinical
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
peripheral tracking of air ... demonstrates hyperechoic bubbles ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... hepatology #liver #pocus ... #clinical #air
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... fusobacterium, so ... recommended, but IR ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture ... presence of free air ... sonographic signs of air ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Ulcer on Abdominal ... POCUS Not all ... There is complex ... #Ulcer #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach on POCUS ... setting of an SBO ... Dilated #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #clinical #Stomach ... #POCUS