Point of Care Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta - AMBOSS Video

POCUS of the abdominal aorta is predominantly used to evaluate for abdominal aortic aneurysm (e.g., in a patient with a palpable pulsatile midline abdominal mass, abdominal bruit, or acute abdominal, lower back, or flank pain).
This tutorial provides an overview of how to perform an ultrasound of the abdominal aorta.

Table of Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Most common indication
00:24 - Anatomy of the abdominal aorta
00:43 - Short-axis view
01:39 - Branches of the abdominal aorta
03:25 - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
03:31 - Measurement of the aortic diameter

Many thanks to
Dr. Daniel Merkel
(Ultrasound expert, DEGUM stage III)
Florian Recker
OB/GYN resident, University Hospital Bonn
(Expert advice)
Toshiba Medical Systems, Berlin
(Provision of ultrasound unit, Aplio 400)

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