| 1.) |
Given this clinical presentation, what is the most likely diagnosis? |
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| 2.) |
On the patient's arrival in ER what must be done in the immediate management? |
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| 3.) |
What is the differential diagnosis and how can you most quickly confirm or rule out these diagnoses? |
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| 4.) |
What is the role of CT scan in a patient with ruptured AAA? |
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| 5.) |
When should you operate on ruptured AAA? |
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| 6.) |
What is your greatest immediate concern in operating on these patients? What can you do to prevent or control this? |
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| 7.) |
What is the mortality of ruptured AAA? |
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| 8.) |
If they reach the OR, what is the operative mortality? |
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| 9.) |
What common postop complication is heralded by a bloody bowel movement? |
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