ABCD…Airway, Breathing, Circulation
(and don’t forget Differentials)

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ABCD…Airway, Breathing, Circulation (and don’t forget Differentials)

Chris R Darby₁, Katherine Hurst_1,2 and Ashok Handa_1,2*

₁Department of Vascular Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, UKt

₂Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, UK

Corresponding Author

Received Date: June 16, 2020; Published Date: July 06, 2020

Abstract

Male patients over the age of 65, presenting with acute abdominal pain should be managed as a potential ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), until proven otherwise. Ruptured AAA is a commonly missed life-threatening diagnosis. This paper aims to recap over the diagnosis and management to aid doctors in training in their decision making.

Keywords:AAA; Aneurysm; Rupture; Epigastric pain; Collapse

Article Details

Citation

Chris R Darby, Katherine Hurst, Ashok Handa. ABCD…Airway, Breathing, Circulation (and don’t forget Differentials). Arch Clin Case Stud. 2(3): 2020. ACCS.MS.ID.000540.