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Aortic aneurysm (AAA and TAA) Flashcards

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AAA. 7 risk factors?

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Age >60 years
Cigarette smoking
Male sex

History of atherosclerosis or connective tissue disease
HTN
Family history of AAA
white race

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AAA. whats about initial symptoms?

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Patients are typically asymptomatic until the aorta rapidly expands or ruptures:

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AAA. Aorta rapidly expands. Symptoms? 2

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Rapid expansion:

Dull abdominal/back pain
Distal embolization

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AAA. Aorta ruptures. when delayed HD instability?

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If the bleeding is in retroperitoneum

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AAA. Aorta ruptures. when rapid onset HD instability?

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Rapid onset hemodynamic instability and shock if bleeding is in peritoneum:

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AAA. Aorta ruptures. Rapid onset. 5 symptoms?

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  • Severe abdominal/back pain (left costovertebral angle tenderness may be present)
  • Pulsatile abdominal mass at the umbilicus
  • Umbilical or flank hematoma
  • Shock
  • Peripheral pulses are decreased
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AAA. Management? 4

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Smoking cessation
Elective repair for size > 5,5 cm (asymptomatic)
Urgent repair for symptomatic and HD stable patients
Emergency repair for symptomatic and HD unstable patients

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AAA. management for HD stable?

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Urgent repair for symptomatic and HD stable patients

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AAA. management for HD unstable?

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Emergency repair for symptomatic and HD unstable patients

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AAA. management for asymptomatic?

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Elective repair for size > 5,5 cm (asymptomatic)

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AAA. what increases risk of rupture?

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a. Large aneurysm diameter (>5.5 cm)
b. Aortic expansion rate >0.5 cm in 6 months or >1 cm in 1 year
c. Current ongoing smoking. It increases risk probably because of degeneration of connective tissue in the aortic wall
d. Female gender
e. Hypertension. It has a weak association with AAA (in contrast to thoracic aortic aneurysm where hypertension has the greatest overall risk for dissection)

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AAA. what increases risk of rupture. size?

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Large aneurysm diameter (>5.5 cm)

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AAA. what increases risk of rupture. expansion rate?

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Aortic expansion rate >0.5 cm in 6 months or >1 cm in 1 year

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AAA. what increases risk of rupture. smoking, why?

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Current ongoing smoking. It increases risk probably because of degeneration of connective tissue in the aortic wall

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AAA. whats about DM?

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AAA progression and development in patients with diabetes is lower than in those without diabetes.

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AAA. complication?

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Aortocaval fistula

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AAA. complication Aortocaval fistula. heart?

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Leads to venous congestion and high-output cardiac failure

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AAA. complication Aortocaval fistula. kidney?

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Can also lead to venous congestion of bladder, leading to hematuria that is misdiagnosed as nephrolithiasis

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AAA. CT findings? 2

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Pulsatile abdominal mass, prevertebral aortic calcifications

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AAA. HD stable diagnosis?

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CT scan

21
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AAA. Treatment - surgical. indications for operative or endovascular repair?

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  1. Aneurysm size >5.5 cm
  2. Rapid rate of aneurysm expansion i.e. more that 0,5 cm in 6months or >1 cm in year
  3. Presence of symptoms (abdominal, back, or flank pain; limb ischemia) regardless of aneurysm
22
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AAA. HD unstable diagnosis? 2

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Known history of aneurysm –> surgery
No prior history of aneurysm –> focused abdominal ultrasound

23
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AAA. Treatment - surgical. what aneurysm size?

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Aneurysm size >5.5 cm

24
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AAA. Treatment - surgical. what aneurysm expansion?

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Rapid rate of aneurysm expansion i.e. more that 0,5 cm in 6months or >1 cm in year

25
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AAA. Treatment - surgical. what symptoms says we need surgery?

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Presence of symptoms (abdominal, back, or flank pain; limb ischemia) regardless of aneurysm size

26
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AAA. Screening? sex, age, risk factor?

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MALES, age 65-75

If they have ANY prior history of smoking (ie, any lifetime exposure of >100 cigarettes)

27
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AAA. Screening method?

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One-time abdominal duplex ultrasound (duplex = UG + doppler (colorful)).

28
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AAA. screening - in what other population also may be done?

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Screening may also be done in patients with age 65-75 with no smoking history if they have other significant risk factors (eg, first-degree family history of AAA rupture)

29
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AAA unstable. Algorithm. Symptoms suggesting unstable AAA?

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Abdominal/flank/groin pain
Pulsatile mass
flank ecchymosis
limb ischemia

—–> ITS HD INSTABILITY

NOTE: abdominal bruit is RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS OR FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA.

30
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD stable –> whats next?

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CT of abdomen

31
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD stable –> CT aneurisma detected –> whats next? if yes and no

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Yes - medical optimization or repair

No - explore other diagnoses

32
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD unstable –> whats next?

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evaluate if patients has KNOWN AAA.

33
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD unstable –> has known AAA –>?

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Emergency repair

34
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD unstable –> does not have known AAA –>?

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Obtain focused abdominal UG

35
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AAA unstable. Algorithm.
HD unstable –> does not have known AAA –> aneurysm detected on UG –> ?
and what to do if not detected?

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Emergency repair

Not detected –> explore other diagnoses

36
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TAA. which part of aorta usually involves?

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Most TAAs (60%) involve ascending aorta (between the aortic valve and the brachiocephalic artery)

A minority of aneurysms involve the descending aorta (distal to the left subclavian artery)

37
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TAA. what is ascending aorta?

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between the aortic valve and the brachiocephalic artery

38
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TAA. what is descending aorta?

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distal to the left subclavian artery

39
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TAA. most common etiology? what risk factors?
what mechanism?

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Age-related degenerative changes (more common).
Risk factors including dyslipidemia, hypertension, tobacco use, and family history.

Leads to disruption of aortic wall medial layer with loss of elasticity  aortic dilation

40
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TAA. connective tissue?

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Connective tissue disease (eg, Marfan or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)

41
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TAA. infection?

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Endarteritis of vasa vasorum due to tertiary syphilis

42
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TAA. initial symptoms?

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Mostly asymptomatic until discovery is made incidentally

43
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TAA what pain?

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Vague chest/back pain

44
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TAA. compression? 4

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Hoarseness (left recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve)

hemidiaphragmatic paralysis (phrenic nerve),

dysphagia (esophagus),

respiratory manifestations, including wheeze, cough, hemoptysis, and dyspnea (tracheobronchial obstruction).

45
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TAA. rupture symptoms?

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Rupture: severe pain, hemodynamic instability

46
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TAA. diagnostic methods? 2

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Chest X-ray: Widened mediastinum; Enlarged aortic knob; tracheal deviation

CT scan with contrast (diagnostic)

47
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TAA differential?

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Differentials:

Hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Enlarged lymph nodes appear as opacities that are discrete from the heart borders

Xray - hilar limphadenopathy on both sides + mediastinal widening.

48
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TAA: x ray - what seen?3

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Widened mediastinum; Enlarged aortic knob; tracheal deviation

49
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TAA. instrumental diagnostic?

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CT scan with contrast (diagnostic)

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