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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #AAA #Management ... #Aorta #Vascular ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
• Presence of vascular ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... #Management #algorithm ... Classification #primarycare
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Connective tissue disease ... Referred: • Vascular ... - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; • ... Diagnosis #causes #primarycare
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Aortic valve disease ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... NTG (Target SBP ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
chronic kidney disease ... bloodpressure #goals #targets ... #hypertension #management ... #guidelines #primarycare ... #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome, Vascular ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... - 2 relevant target
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... coronary artery aneurysms ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Peripheral vascular ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management