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AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
POCUS Elderly ... direct detection of signs ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture ... #Abdominal #POCUS
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... • Should be on differential ... presentation • Minor hemorrhage ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... hypertension and signs ... such as retinal hemorrhages ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... purpura: strong sign ... LFT • ESR • ANA
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
The POCUS allowed ... CTA and standard treatment ... with suspicious signs ... Hospital #Clinical #POCUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... intraparenchymal hemorrhage ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... • Bilateral signs ... for brain and/or optic ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Aka "cracking the ... massage -descending aorta ... for cross-clamp aorta ... loss of vital signs ... thoracic trauma with signs