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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
increases when AAA ... Guidelines for the treatment ... of abdominal aortic ... 37:1106-1117 #Management ... #AAA #AorticAneurysm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... #Treatment #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... patient with known AAA ... compression of AAA
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
Constipation Management ... associated with abdominal ... defecation suggests IBS-C ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... for diagnosis Treatment ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
only if diagnosis is ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathergy test (this is ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management