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Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
Seagull Sign on ... hepatic and splenic arteries ... Knowing that aorta ... NephroP #Seagull #Sign ... Artery #Trunk #labeled
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... no matter how long
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... aortic aneurysms ... poisoning • Celiac
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
arteritis (GCA) ... those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
effusion, Restrictive lung ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... and branches • GCA ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Elevated ESR and CRP GCA ... ): • Aorta and ... pts with GCA or