13 results
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... chest/abd/back pain ... aneurysm 3. ... BP: • Control pain ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Abdominal aortic ... aneurysms • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
(Aneurysm) Middle ... aneurysm and aortic ... aneurysms. ... Mediastinal Mass Symptoms ... breath • Chest pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
Rupture on Abdominal POCUS ... female with back pain ... high, in this case ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... Rupture #Abdominal #POCUS
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... aneurysm • Medium ... , testes -> pain
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... retrosternal chest pain ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... exposure to or symptoms ... a syndrome of pain ... syphilis include aortic ... aneurysm and coronary
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... tract: Abdominal pain ... tract, and often causes ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms