AAA rupture with retroperitoneal bleed on ultrasound 65yo ...

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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/796078587715710976



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

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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