AAA rupture with retroperitoneal bleed on ultrasound

65yo male smoker presents with left flank pain after a fall. BP 100/60, HR 95. What is your next step?

Resolution: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/7

Surgery consult for this AAA (discovered with graded compression). Retroperitoneal rupture led to syncope and flank pain.

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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