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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Vascular ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... : - Vascular ... • Biliary Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Connective tissue disease ... Referred: • Vascular ... - abdominal aortic ... aneurysm; •
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Atherosclerosis ... Peripheral/Mycotic Aneurysm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... aortic aneurysm ... • Peptic ulcer disease ... • Metabolic disease
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
Causes of Headache ... cell arteritis Vascular ... trrombosis, Dissection, Aneurysm ... Primary, Metastatic disease ... #algorithm
Causes of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension:
 • Essential Hypertension (Aneurysm)
 • Drugs (Cocaine,
Hypertension (Aneurysm ... Amphetamines) Vessel Disease ... Angiopathy • Vascular ... Malformation • Aneurysm ... #Causes
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
Causes of Subarachnoid ... Vessel Disease ... • Aneurysm ... • Vascular Malformation ... #Causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... valvular disease ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... • Aortic valve disease ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular