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AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... greater than 1cm/year ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aorta #Transverse
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... to a 92-year old ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... #atrium #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... echo in the last year ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... and undergoing AAA
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Large vessels (aorta ... Eyes • Inner ear ... like "cauliflower ear ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Anti-Matrilin-1
Corrigan’s Pulse and Quincke’s Pulse- ...While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was
arrow, and Video 1) ... rapid fall in arterial ... in the previous year ... of progressive left ... #clinical #photo
LAMP2 cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old boy with sudden death (Table 1; patient #1). A. At autopsy,
cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old ... Ao = aorta; LVFW ... = left ventricular ... Adjacent cardiac ... #Clinical #Gross
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Aka "cracking the ... 10% depending on clinical ... surgical set that ER ... massage -descending aorta ... for cross-clamp aorta