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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... pain, one year after ... aortic aneurysm ... provides an instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical
AAA w/ intraluminal thrombus on abdominal POCUS

Which of the following describes this clip most accurately?
Resolution: AAA
Dissecting aneurysms ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #transverse #aorta ... #aneurysm
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
history of coronary artery ... presents with abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... Diagnosis ? ... Aspiration #Microscopy #clinical
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... Superficial temporal artery ... aneurysm • Medium ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... erosion into the aorta ... or pulmonary artery ... : • Chest Xray ... #pulmonary
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Superficial temporal artery ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... infarction, coronary artery ... aneurysms Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... Several of the diagnoses ... exam findings and clinical ... improved to 90% after ... consider intra-abdominal