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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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 #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #causes
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Aortic Aneurysm ... ) on Long Axis POCUS ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... #AAA #Long #POCUS ... #Aorta #clinical
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... < 30 years - Aorta ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... coronary artery aneurysms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #management #signs
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... the wall of the aorta ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #management #vascular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
high, in this case ... #AAA #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... #Management