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Figure 1. Bedside ultrasound of abdominal aorta with transverse probe position and normal image. (Color version of this figure available online at www.aemj.org.)
Ultrasound Use in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Aneurysmal disease of the abdominal aorta is common and may be found in up to 10% of male smokers older than 65 years of age. About 80% of patients who present with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm have no previous diagnosis. When rupture occurs, mortality is very high. Rapid diagnosis and repair have been shown to decrease this mortality. Bedside evaluation using ultrasound is relatively straightforward (Figure 1). See the video supplement (available as a Data Supplement at http://www.aemj.
org/cgi/content/full/j.aem.2007.01.001/DC1) for a 5-minute overview of ultrasound use in the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Scott Davarn, MD Rob Reardon, MD Scott Joing, MD (
[email protected]) Department of Emergency Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN
