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AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
mass, hypotension ... wall defines an aneurysm ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Ultrasound #AAA ... #Aortic #Aneurysm
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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
- Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Look ... musculoskeletal causes ... aortic aneurysm ... #Algorithm
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
dissection, Aortic ... anourysm, Enlarged ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unequal ... aneurysm • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiovascular ... Obstruction • Aortic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... #Algorithm #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... mass/organomegaly ... aortic aneurysms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
presents with abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... international radiology ... Diagnosis ? ... Is a major cause
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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• Vascular (Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Pseudocyst #Abdominal ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
s Mnemonic for Causes ... Anterior Mediastinal Mass ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Aortic Aneurysm ... #Radiology #Thoracic
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Normal RBC Mass ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Algorithm #Causes