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Focused Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound - Transducer positions for aortic scan. Proximal (A), Mid-aorta (B), Distal (C),
Focused Abdominal ... Aorta Ultrasound ... 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
aorta greater than ... increased age, and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... (AAA) on Long Axis ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... risk of rupture and ... #ultrasound
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... patient with known AAA ... Pathophysiology: ... compression of AAA
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... scan) when an ultrasound ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
afterload from aortic ... Cardiomyopathy w/ Obstruction ... Left #Ventricle #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #treatment
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #Pathophysiology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
pinched by the abdominal ... aorta and superior ... spermatic vein - Obstruction ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis