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Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
sometimes - MCW ... EM Ultrasound @ ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #aneurysm #aorta
AAA on POCUS 
The echo swirling suggests a very low pressure, almost venous. Pt without prior
Seen in clinic for ... Vitals stable. ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... coronary artery aneurysms ... (Clinical Dx). ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+CI ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... affects the skin, neurologic ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Anterior circulation: MCA ... ACA watershed territories ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... Ischemic heart disease ... Change in clinical ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders