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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Abdominal Aortic ... Aneurysm (AAA) ... #Aneurysm #AAA ... #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
Natural history
Aneurysms may progress in size as a result of gradual wall weakening [6], with rupture
increases when AAA ... Annual rupture risk ... Guidelines for the treatment ... of abdominal aortic ... 37:1106-1117 #Management
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... long-term dosing given risk ... dosing if liver disease ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Chest X-ray: ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
coronary artery aneurysms ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... infection with chest x-ray ... - Concomitant diseases
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
~= Increased risk ... and PR + PO 5-ASA ... prolapse, CD, cancer Treatment ... IBD #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm