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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #AAA #Management ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
Natural history Aneurysms ... risk according to abdominal ... Guidelines for the treatment ... of abdominal aortic ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... sonographic approach to acute ... Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Ultrasound
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
on apixaban for treatment ... presents with abdominal ... Ultrasound of the ... Acute, hypoechoic ... #abdominal #wall
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
days after an acute ... necrosis of the subcutaneous ... thickness of the subcutaneous ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... weeks incubation Acute ... (→ventricular aneurysm ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... Tests - check Acute
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
and recurrent acute ... • R (Recurrent acute ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... gastroenterology #treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial ... also important Management ... data • Early treatment
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Lysis Syndrome An acute ... grade lymphoma & Acute ... malignancies Treatments ... Walid Malki, MD, MS ... TLS #oncology #management