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AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
aorta greater than ... increased age, and ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on ... 80 y/o w severe abdominal ... provides an instant diagnosis ... #clinical #aorta ... #ultrasound #vascular
Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... presents with AMS and ... #Color #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Rupturing
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Note gas bubbles and ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... Pneumoperitoneum #Complex
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Clinical Findings ... of bowel lumen Complete ... bowel-movements (suggests complete ... #obstruction #sbo ... #ileus #pathophysiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology:
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... risk of rupture and ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta ... #clinical #ultrasound
Popliteal Aneurysm on Leg POCUS

An 80yo male presented with right leg pain. A DVT ultrasound behind
Resolution: Abdominal ... aorta. ... compression) meant he had ... higher risk for an AAA ... Aneurysm #Leg #POCUS #clinical
AAA Endoleak on POCUS Ultrasound
You see the stent, surrounding mural thrombosis and the endoleak.
76 yo F
POCUS Ultrasound ... presented with sudden abdominal ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #clinical #vascular ... #aorta
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Leaking AAA is hard ... to diagnose through ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #aneurysm #aorta