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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) ... just men > 65 who ever ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... Article has case ... Never let giant ... clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #aneurysm
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... POCUS Elderly ... high, in this case ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #POCUS #clinical
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
AHA consensus recommendations ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... Health criteria for aneurysms ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... other large vessel aneurysms ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... affected tissue Treatment