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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 ... SBP. ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
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
Accuracy of abdominal ... ultrasound for ... #Obstruction #SBO ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... #Abdominal #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 ... 869585940200796160 #Ascites #Complex ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #SBP
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
of bowel lumen Complete ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... Flat/low JVP, resting ... light-switch pain") with complete ... #obstruction #sbo
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Criteria for SBO ... Obstruction #Jejunum #SBO ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

Elderly M with hypotension, abdominal pain and respiratory distress! Let's scan the abdomen first!!!
with hypotension, abdominal ... Pneumoperitoneum in the setting ... Pneumoperitoneum #FreeAir #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #FreeFluid
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Diagnostics and Testing ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal
Complex Ascites in SBP on POCUS

Setting up for paracentesis. Glad we grabbed the US! ⬆️ suspicion
Complex Ascites ... Setting up for ... - VCU Ultrasound ... ultrasound_vcu #Complex ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
A/P, Consider testing ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... , physical and testing ... • Edema • Abdominal ... intolerance • SIBO