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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... Ana Casanegra ... Aortic #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment
Giant AAA - Intraoperative View

Giant 17 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm

Dr. Yousha Pourahmadi @YoushaBarca

#AAA #abdominal #aortic #aneurysm
Giant AAA - Intraoperative ... YoushaBarca #AAA ... Intraoperative #Aorta ... clinical #video #vascular
Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
Pulsatile AAA on ... #Pulsatile #AAA ... Aneurysm #Aortic #Aorta ... #Video #NJEM #vascular
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on ... #Endoleak #AAA ... #clinical #aorta ... #ultrasound #vascular
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
few or absent AFB ... Macrophages with a vacuolar ... , and numerous AFB ... Treatment Regimen ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
ASA) • Renal Disease ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular ... Von Willebrand's Disease ... Iatrogenic) • Liver Disease
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... detect possible valvular ... #Fibrillation #AFib
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... for refractory disease ... immunosuppressive meds) Vascular ... #Syndrome #Treatment
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
CHEST and ACC/AHA ... first-line for non-valvular ... factor, while ACC/AHA ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Symptoms Despite 5-ASA ... Drug Adherence • Disease ... • Optimize 5-ASA ... Escalate Treatment ... Colitis Escalate Treatment