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Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Plicae Circulares ... in Small Bowel Obstruction ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
on Abdominal POCUS ... Pt has abdominal ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... machine), place circulares ... #AbdominalUS #SBO ... #Obstruction #SmallBowel
Saccular aortic aneurysm on POCUS
If something is abnormal, or doesn't make sense to visual pattern recognition,
aneurysm on POCUS ... One view is no view ... #aneurysm #abdominal ... #aaa #POCUS #clinical ... #sagittal #aorta
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... using 1) plicae circulares ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #POCUS ... #Abdominal #clinical
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
- Transverse view ... mid Aorta-with ... #AAA #Rupture #abdominal ... #aortic #aneurysm ... #aort #POCUS #Transverse
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Also allows view ... , so it appears ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms