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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... Bronchovascular fistula ... Heart failure Vascular ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... aneurysm Misc
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Anatomic Location - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... wool spots, Micro-aneurysms ... Chronic #VisionLoss #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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Pulsatile • Vascular ... (Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm) Pseudoneoplastic ... Abdominal #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Renal Artery to IVC Arteriovenous Fistula on Angiography

44 yr male, DOE, bounding pulse, BP 150/68, mid
Arteriovenous Fistula ... artery pseudo aneurysm ... Angiogram #venogram #clinical ... #cathlab #vascular ... #radiology #fluoroscopy
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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 ... • Should be on differential ... #Aortoenteric #Fistula ... #Summary #vascular
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... insult due to vascular ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
carotid cavernous fistula ... Differentials for ... Commonly, vascular ... arteriovenous aneurysms ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical
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