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Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula ... the duodenum Clinical ... , abdominal pain ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long
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
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Fusiform Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on Long Axis POCUS

Just a simple fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm in
Fusiform Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... color. >3cm is diagnostic ... #Long #POCUS #Aorta ... #clinical #ultrasound
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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
Rupturing AAA on ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... IVC collapsible, Lungs ... #Color #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Rupturing
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Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
to diagnose through ... ultrasound sometimes ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #aneurysm #aorta
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Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... erosion into the aorta ... bronchoaortic fistula
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
bloodstream - seeding ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
involvement - seeding ... characteristic features Clinical ... pulmonary gangrene), fistula ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
involvement - seeding ... characteristic features Clinical ... pulmonary gangrene), fistula ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... - what is the bleeding ... unless prior heart/lung ... or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis