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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... • Edema • Abdominal ... hernia • Rib ... aortic aneurysms
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Diffuse #Acute #Abdominal
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... coronary artery aneurysms ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... • Incarcerated hernia ... Localized #Acute #Abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management