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at 8:30 p.m. Jan, 06, 2026
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Jwill
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Amboss writes that you can consider POCUS for unstable with no known history but suspected AAA rupture. This seems to be a point of disagreement among organizations.
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/No0-XS?q=aaa%20rupture#Y463918e607282e56bba3e6e64252339b
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- Ultrasound is faster than CT scan, so use when patient is unstable
- Symptoms include abdominal/flank/group pain, pulsatile mass, flank ecchymosis, limb ischemia

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Unstable vital signs and known history of AAA →

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Unstable vital signs and known history of AAA →

Stable vital signs →





Watch Surgery Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Presentation & Workup
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Unstable vital signs and known history of AAA →




Watch Surgery Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Repair & Complications
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