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What diameter defines a AAA |
>3 cm |
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At what diameter do you intervene? |
>5 cm or if growing by > 1 cm/year or if symptomatic |
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Surgical treatment for AAA |
EVAR or Prosthetic graft of aneurysmal segment. |
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An aortic dissection may cause hemiplegia and/or paraplegia. Occlusion of which two arteries produces these symptoms respectively? |
Hemi = Carotid Para = Anterior spinal |
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Why might you get anuria in an aortic dissection? |
Occlusion of renal arteries. |
