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AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
Due to the risk ... greater than 1cm/year ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Giant retinal tears ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... #management #signs
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... lymph nodes Risk ... Tuberculin skin test ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... #Management #Treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... cardiovascular risk ... serum creatinine, test ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Airway collapse or obstruction ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... : • Clinical tests ... #management