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Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
Seagull Sign on ... POCUS - Celiac Artery ... hepatic and splenic arteries ... Knowing that aorta ... NephroP #Seagull #Sign
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
effusion, Restrictive lung ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... no matter how long ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... day, followed by long ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... , CRP, WBC - Aortic ... regurgitation), ... Vasculitis #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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< 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... claudication, aortitis, aortic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... • Progressive symptoms
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
The POCUS allowed ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows ... Hospital #Clinical #POCUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
valves -> Aortitis, Aortic ... regurgitation, ... Inflammation in the lung ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms