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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... presents with AMS ... negative, Aorta (as ... Transverse #Color #POCUS
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Current ACC/AHA ... aortic stenosis (AS ... ) as follows: ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... Anterior column: AAL ... ligament AAF ... process fracture Stable ... deficit, still able
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
• Lupus (SLE): ANA ... , others (RNP, aPL ... #associations #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... ASA class If ... Stable patients ... • <12mo since ACS ... and undergoing AAA
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
- Cotton blue (aka ... Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS ... Cryptococcus sp; not as ... sensitive as Ag ... fungus #comparison #table
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
natural history of AAA ... shows that as aneurysms ... greater rate (Table ... rupture increases (Table ... #Management #AAA
The natural history of AAA shows that as aneurysms increase in size, they expand at a
natural history of AAA ... shows that as aneurysms ... greater rate (Table ... rupture increases (Table ... #Management #AAA
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Stable. ... Too big for a AAA ... answer (of course)-POCUS ... #Giant #POCUS #
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
) Classification ... The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... Higher ASA class ... #Classes #Classification