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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... instant diagnosis ... endoleak to the aneurysmal ... AAA #clinical #aorta
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Aortic Aneurysm ... aortic aneurysm ... . >3cm is diagnostic ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #AAA #Long #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Aneurysm - Papillary ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... aneurysm • Medium ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
aneurysm (with ... other arterial aneurysms ... between arms - Abdominal ... Takayasus #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Signs
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Autoimmune: ANCA-Assoc vasculitis ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... aneurysm Misc ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Long-standing vs ... aortic aneurysms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... ulceration • Ocular ... coronary artery aneurysms ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal