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  4. Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

  • How should a person be evaluated if an AAA leak is suspected?
  • List three risk factors for rupture.
  • What are the physical findings of an AAA?
  • What are the plain film findings in a patient with AAA?
  • What diameter is used to define an AAA?
  • What is the CT finding characteristic of a slow-leaking aneurysm?
  • What is the classic triad of a ruptured AAA?
  • What is the most common cause of AAA?
  • What studies best measure the diameter of an AAA?
  • What study is often used to follow the size of an AAA over time and why?
  • What treatment options are available for an AAA?
  • When is an angiogram indicated to study an AAA?
  • When is intervention indicated?
  • Where are most AAAs?
  • Why is angiography not used to study the diameter of an AAA?

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