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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
AAA Rupture on POCUS - Transverse view mid Aorta-with Doppler.
Severe mid-abd pain/older female. You see what
AAA Rupture on POCUS ... Transverse view mid Aorta-with ... AAA with hemorrhage ... #aortic #aneurysm ... #aort #POCUS #Transverse
Giant Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Mural Thrombus. It's amazing how big these things can get before
Aneurysm with Mural ... get before they rupture ... #POCUS #Giant #AAA ... #AorticAneurysm ... #Aortia #MuralThrombus
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... • Ruptured ... aortic aneurysm ... exacerbation (any cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... , Traumatic Injury ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Aneurysms and Dissection
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... pleural thickening, hemorrhage ... elongation of the aorta ... , aneurysm, dissection ... and rupture.
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Musculoligamentous injury ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... Retroperitoneal hemorrhage ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... or spinal cord injury ... acute valvular rupture ... dissection of ascending aorta ... Cold and Dry) • Hemorrhagic
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... or spinal cord injury ... acute valvular rupture ... dissection of ascending aorta ... Cold and Dry): • Hemorrhagic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
hypertension and signs ... such as retinal hemorrhages ... or acute kidney injury ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta