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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... • Aortic valve disease ... aneurysm 3. ... #management #vascular
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Aneurysms and Dissection
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Obstruction • Aortic ... • Myocardial Infarction ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... • Dilating Aneurysm
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Myeloproliferative disease ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... - Aortic dissection ... • Aneurysm ... differential #diagnosis #vascular
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... aneurysm Misc
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
of aorta and renal ... of aorta or renal ... artery • Dissection ... of aorta or renal ... of the aorta or
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... Manifestations: • Infection ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... Mediastinum: • Vascular ... both Hodgkin's disease ... aneurysm and aortic ... dissection
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Symmetric macular ... meningovascular disease ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta ... Coronary artery disease