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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... Management and Surveillance ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... at onset • Tearing ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis and Acute Management ... intensity at onset, Tearing ... #treatment #aorta ... #vascular
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
cortical lesions • Vascular ... nonconvulsive status epilepticus ... Treatment: ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Peripheral vascular ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... and undergoing AAA ... medical and surgical management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management