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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on ... pain, one year after ... aortic aneurysm ... provides an instant diagnosis ... #vascular #pocus
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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and bullous or vesicular ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Superficial temporal artery ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... LFT • ESR • ANA
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... pulse deficits vascular ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Superficial temporal artery ... disturbance • Temp. artery
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... infarction, coronary artery ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... neuropathy • Transverse ... /LAC: • Renal artery ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Peripheral vascular ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis