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Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
Natural history ... Rupture risk significantly ... increases when AAA ... 37:1106-1117 #Management ... #AAA #AorticAneurysm
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
The natural history ... of AAA shows that ... Table 21 ) and the risk ... #Management #AAA ... #Diameter #AAFP
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
Table 21 ) and the risk ... of rupture increases ... #Management #AAA ... GrowthRate #Expansion #Diameter ... #AAFP
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... Change in clinical ... Diabetes regimen ... and undergoing AAA ... medical and surgical management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lymph nodes Risk ... characteristic features Clinical ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... lymph nodes Risk ... characteristic features Clinical ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... : Diabetes mellitus ... antigen • India ink prep ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management