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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... IVC collapsible, Lungs ... #Aortic #Transverse ... #Color #POCUS # ... Clinical #Abdominal
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... aorta (red arrows ... Note that the abdominal ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
aorta greater than ... have claimed that POCUS ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aorta #Transverse
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... Michael Macias, EM ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Aortic aneurysm (aaa) measuring 6 cm wide with mural thrombus (asterisks) #Clinical #Diagnosis #EM #Radiology #Vasc
Aortic aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #Radiology #Vasc ... #POCUS #AAA #MuralThrombus ... #Transverse #ALiEM
Proximal aorta transverse view demonstrating the inferior vena cava (ivc), the aorta (ao), the celiac trunk
Proximal aorta transverse ... seagull sign” #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta ... #Transverse #Seagull
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
Parasternal Long ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... adjacent to the aortic ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Parasternal
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
POCUS can be used ... as a rule-in test ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary