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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 #Algorithm
AAA w/ intraluminal thrombus on abdominal POCUS

Which of the following describes this clip most accurately?
Resolution: AAA
AAA w/ intraluminal ... thrombus for a dissection ... Dissecting aneurysms ... in the thoracic aorta ... clinical #transverse #aorta
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... w CP drops his BP ... Proximal aortic dissection ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA #Dissection ... #Aortic #Aorta
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... deficit/differential BP ... reducing HR and BP
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... BP 91/62, HR81, ... for this Type A Dissection ... TypeA #Aortic #Dissection ... #Aorta #POCUS #
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Px: High or low BP ... deficit, Bilat BP ... SarahFoohey #Aortic #Dissection ... Management #treatment #aorta
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... • CXR • CBC, BMP ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
You may think this a dissection but it's actually an aortic aneurysm filled with thrombus, "with
may think this a dissection ... Clinical #POCUS #AAA ... AbdominalAorticAneurysm #Aorta
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
diagram shows the algorithm ... disease, then the BP ... patients have a BP ... from the 2017 ACC/AHA ... #primarycare #algorithm
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... - Descending Aorta ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... VirginiaZarama #Aortic #Dissection ... #Descending #Aorta