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Aortic Aneurysms
 • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
    - Screening for AAA
Aortic Aneurysms ... (AAA) - Screening ... for AAA - ... #AAA #TAA #diagnosis ... #vascular #management
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on ... provides an instant diagnosis ... #Endoleak #AAA ... clinical #aorta #ultrasound ... #vascular #pocus
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... • Should be on differential ... compression of AAA ... #vascular
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... coronary artery aneurysms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... #management #signs
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... insult due to vascular ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... purpura: strong sign ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... LFT • ESR • ANA
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Patient underwent a diagnostic ... Differentials for ... inflammatory, vascular ... Commonly, vascular ... arteriovenous aneurysms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
other collagen vascular ... SAH or cerebral aneurysm ... Hypertension—severe - Previous vascular ... #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... purpura: Strong sign ... pulse deficits vascular ... Skin lesions (red macules ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms