Bowel-GI - Pneumoperitoneum

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Bowel-GI - Pneumoperitoneum

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Patient presented with severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain. POCUS revealed pneumoperitoneum due to a perforated duodenum. The pneumoperitoneum can be identified as the A-line pattern seen superior to a portion of the liver consistent with air in the wrong place! Image courtesy of Robert Jones DO, FACEP @RJonesSonoEM Director, Emergency Ultrasound; MetroHealth Medical Center; Professor, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, OH View his original post here

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https://www.thepocusatlas.com/bowel


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