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Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
Pulsatile AAA on ... abdominal mass, which CT ... #Pulsatile #AAA ... #Aorta #Clinical ... #Video #NJEM #vascular
Focused Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound - Transducer positions for aortic scan. Proximal (A), Mid-aorta (B), Distal (C),
Focused Abdominal Aorta ... positions for aortic ... Proximal (A), Mid-aorta ... Longitudinal (D) #EM ... #Vasc #POCUS #AAA
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
patient with known AAA ... de novo between aorta ... compression of AAA ... • CT findings ... or within the aorta
You may think this a dissection but it's actually an aortic aneurysm filled with thrombus, "with
it's actually an aortic ... CT Confirmed. ... Clinical #POCUS #AAA ... AbdominalAorticAneurysm #Aorta
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
Salmonella enterica ... enlargement of the aortic ... Radiology #CXR #CT ... #Salmonella #Enterica ... #Aortitis #NEJM
AAA Endoleak on POCUS
Elderly pt, Hx AAA repair presents w/ back pain. A&O and HDS
PoCUS shows
AAA Endoleak on ... Elderly pt, Hx AAA ... PoCUS shows >9cm AAA ... outcome UB EM ... #clinical #aorta
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on ... Large AAA with leak ... it is leaking AAA ... sometimes - MCW EM ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... claudication, aortitis, aortic ... LFT • ESR • ANA