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AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... with back pain and ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... high, in this case ... Aortic #Aneurysm #Aorta
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
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... Pathophysiology: ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
else is negative and ... Leaking AAA is hard ... to diagnose through ... #abdominal #aneurysm ... #aorta
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... age • Monitor and ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... smear/culture/ADA ... #hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... other causes of ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #vascular
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
pinched by the abdominal ... aorta and superior ... retroperitoneal masses ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often causes arthritis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... < 30 years - Aorta ... • GCA: - Aorta ... Supply gut -> abdominal