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Aortic Aneurysms
 • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
    - Screening for AAA
Aortic Aneurysms ... • Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aneurysms #AAA ... #vascular #management
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) - Summary Sheet
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Management
 • True
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Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
risk according to abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... the treatment of abdominal ... aortic aneurysms ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Rupture Risks, Diagnosis and Management

#Abdominal #Aortic #Aneurysm #Rupture #Risks #Diagnosis #Management #Diameter #AAA
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Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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Colonic, Gastric ... • Vascular (Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Pseudocyst #Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... aneurysm • Medium ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
coronary artery aneurysms ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management