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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aspirin/statins are ... Casanegra #Abdominal ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
dilatation of the abdominal ... sex, increased age ... have claimed that POCUS ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... for naltrexone are ... gastrointestinal, and include abdominal ... cirrhosis or who are ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment
IUD and Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
Early gestational sac seen on trans-abdominal, transverse view.  However, is
seen on trans-abdominal ... seen this...what are ... Pelvic #Ultrasound #POCUS
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... abscess & antibiotic treatment ... of treatment ... drainage- first-line treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Humans are ... • Children (age ... Flatulence, Fatigue, Abdominal ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... Surgeons are supportive ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... Anesthesia #Management #POCUS
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the absence of treatment ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... against T. cruzi Treatment ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... Middle age female ... Intraabdominal #Abscess #POCUS
Rectus Sheath Hematoma on POCUS
Older male on apixaban for treatment of DVT presents with abdominal pain
Sheath Hematoma on POCUS ... on apixaban for treatment ... presents with abdominal ... Sheath #Hematoma #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal