Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

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

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ultrasound for ... the diagnosis of ... small bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... ) on Abdominal Ultrasound ... key to finding CBD ... CommonBileDuct #clinical ... #ultrasound #pocus
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IUD and Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
Early gestational sac seen on trans-abdominal, transverse view.  However, is
IUD and Pregnancy ... on Pelvic Ultrasound ... seen on trans-abdominal ... Pregnancy #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... Cirrhosis with fever/abd ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Gas
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An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
intuitive way to use ultrasound ... spectrum, based on clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Evaluation #Protocol #Algorithm ... #Cardiogenic #Obstructive
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... Algorithm • 40- ... fatigue despite clinical ... modifications Algorithm ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
RUQ pain and an obstructive ... time on pocus, CBD ... around in the CBD ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #biliary
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Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pancreatic ... infection or ductal obstruction ... sulindac - Active IBID ... #Algorithm