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Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
Table 1: Annual ... risk according to abdominal ... References: Radiology ... the treatment of abdominal ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
ribs 9 to 12 - Abdominal ... Disrupted diaphragm - Abdominal ... Ruptured hollow abdominal ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... compression of AAA ... • CT findings
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
 -
nodules, livedo - Abdominal ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Table
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
She had gained 15 ... 74, JVP 15 cm ASA ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... These findings suggest ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
and increasing abdominal ... POCUS shows fluid-filled ... most sensitive finding ... for POCUS diagnosis ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... discrepancies Findings ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... #Medications #Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed