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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
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysms (AAA) ... LizzyHastie #Abdominal ... #Aortic #Aneurysms ... #AAA #Aorta #diagnosis
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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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... Diffuse #Acute #Abdominal
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... • Edema • Abdominal ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... aortic aneurysms
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