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Focused Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound - Transducer positions for aortic scan. Proximal (A), Mid-aorta (B), Distal (C),
Focused Abdominal Aorta ... Proximal (A), Mid-aorta ... Longitudinal (D) #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #AAA ... #Positioning #ALiEM
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... Due to the risk ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Transverse
Aortic aneurysm (aaa) measuring 6 cm wide with mural thrombus (asterisks) #Clinical #Diagnosis #EM #Radiology #Vasc
Aortic aneurysm ... (aaa) measuring ... Diagnosis #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #AAA ... MuralThrombus #Transverse #ALiEM
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
#Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #AAA #Abdominal ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Ruptured
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... if stress test ... (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... and undergoing AAA