What size must a AAA be to be considered a AAA?
> 3cm
At what size is a AAA usually operated on?
5.5cm
What is the most common type of AAA and where is the most common location?
Fusiform or saccular
Infrarenal
What type of cardiac arrest may a ruptured AAA cause?
PEA
Grey-turner’s sign is present where?
Periumbilical
Cullen’s sign is present where?
Flank
How is an unruptured AAA treated?
Annual USS until 5.5 cm
Then EVAR operation
What is the most common cause of acute cholecystitis?
gallstones
Where would pain from acute cholecystitis be located?
RUQ radiating to R shoulder
What makes cholecystitis pain worse?
Eating fatty foods
What is murphy’s sign?
Palpation of RUQ on inspiration causing pain due to pressing on gallbladder
What changes would be present in bloods with cholecystitis?
ALP, WCC, CRP increase
What abx can be used to treat cholecystitis?
co-amoxiclav
