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AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... direct detection of signs ... is not high, in ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
effusion, Restrictive lung ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... valve lesions Abdominal ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... no matter how long
Double Barrel Sign (Dilated CBD) on Abdominal POCUS

Which of the following is demonstrated in this clip?
Resolution:
Double Barrel Sign ... double barrel sign ... parallel channel" sign ... Labeled Schematic ... #DoubleBarrel #Sign
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... localizers of disease ... the silhouette sign ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... purpura: strong sign ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
• Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs ... Pulmonary: Parenchymal lung ... of DMARDs • Skin ... Arthritis #RA #Signs ... Symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... unless prior heart/lung ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology