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. 2022 Sep 24;23:804. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06755-2

Table 1.

Spots and focussed anomalies visualized by POCUS in echoPAIN study

Organ Pathologic finding (illness)
Abdominal aorta

Aneurysm (dilated aorta)

Aortic dissection (presence of a flap)

Gallbladder

Cholelithiasis (presence of lithiasis)

cholecystitis (Murphy sign, wall thickening and presence of lithiasis)

Kidneys Renal colic (hydronephrosis)
Bladder Dilated bladder
Peritoneum (cul-de-sac) Presence of free fluid in the peritoneal pouches
Small bowel loops Bowel obstruction (dilated, incompressible loops with back-and-forth liquid movements)
Appendix Appendicitis (non-compressible appendix with diameter > 6 mm)
Ovaries Ovarian cysts or mass