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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... IVC collapsible, Lungs ... ChrisKumetz #AAA ... #Color #POCUS #
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Aneurysm (AAA) ... on Long Axis POCUS ... diagnostic for AAA ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... patient with known AAA ... no matter how long ... compression of AAA ... bleed and known AAA
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... ARB • CCB (long ... Acute Ischemic Stoke ... * • Aortic Dissection ... #Hypertension #Management
AAA caught on Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

V.L.Sorrell, MD @VLSorrellImages

#AAA #Aorta #AorticAneurysm #Echocardiogram #POCUS #PLAX #Clinical
AAA caught on Echocardiogram ... - Parasternal Long ... VLSorrellImages #AAA ... #Aorta #AorticAneurysm ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Renal Pelvis Stone on POCUS

A patient presents with fever and RLQ pain.  Coronal plane showing
Renal Pelvis Stone ... on POCUS A patient ... kidney, IVC & aorta ... A large renal stone ... #Stone #POCUS #
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Retroperitoneum and aorta ... biliary, renal, lung ... conventional imaging (aorta ... increased IgG4+ cells ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... affecting the lungs ... Langerhans giant cells ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... medical and surgical management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... affecting the lungs ... Langerhans giant cells ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management