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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... Management and Surveillance ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Management #Aorta
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) - Summary Sheet
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Management
 • True
Aneurysms (AAA) ... Diagnosis • Management ... #Aneurysms #AAA ... #Aorta #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Coarctation of Aorta (CoA) & Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
 • Prevalence
 • Anatomy of CoA
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Coarctation of Aorta ... & Interrupted Aortic ... Arch (IAA) • ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... #Arch #IAA #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... , Traumatic Injury ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Regurgitation #Differential
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... • Should be on differential ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... Consider aortic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... direct detection of signs ... of AAA rupture ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... • Acute Kidney Injury ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Hypertension #Management
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... - Aortic mural ... Vasculitis • Injury ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... clinical context and signs ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... Acute #Kidney #Injury