Ultrasound of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

How to do a Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to assess for AAA. Presented by Dr. Jacob Avila of 5minsono.com and The Ultrasound Podcast.
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[@Camboo10]

Would you recommend adding something like this to the FAST exam is high risk patients?

[@EMRAPHD]

Yes! In fact, this is part of what is called the RUSH (Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension) exam, which you can think of as a modified FAST for the patient with undifferentiated shock. Here's a detailed blog post from EMCrit: emcrit.org/rush-exam/original-rush-article/
-Jess

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[@jayebirdjb7143]

What kind of symptoms would be present with a AAA that’s going to rupture? Would the belly button protrude and be sensitive to touch? Could you have a bulge in the groin where an inguinal hernia would be located, be a sign of a AAA?

[@jesusislord319]

JayeBird can young woman with aneurysm make baby?

[@MrSam0270]

Would this be seen on an ultrasound where they look for enlarged spleen?

[@stephenmystery8313]

Can ultrasounds detect thoracic aneurysms at all?

[@AJohnson0325]

TTE...is of somewhat limited value in assessment of the distal ascending, transverse, and descending aorta (stoelting’s co-existing disease and anesthesia 7th edition)