77-year-old obese male with a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is brought to the ER with sudden, severe abdominal pain, which radiates to his back. On Arrival, vital signs were HR 125 and BP 88/57. The patient showed a tender pulsating central abdominal mass. The most appropriate management is?
سؤال مجاني 1 من 10 اليوم · اشترك وكمّل بدون حد
اعرض الإجابة
الإجابة والشرح
ادخل لحسابك عشان نحفظ إجاباتك ونوريك أخطاءك.
الإجابة: C. Emergent surgical exploration
✓ مطابق للمصدر
Surgical Principles (Approach to Acute Abdomen).pdf · p. 3
Sudden severe abdominal/back pain, shock and a tender pulsatile midline mass in a patient with a known AAA mean a ruptured AAA. Definitive treatment is emergency repair (ideally within 90 minutes). Delaying for CT, ICU stabilization or FNAC in a hypotensive patient wastes critical time.
- المصدر
- Surgical Principles (Approach to Acute Abdomen).pdf · p. 3
- المحاضرة
- Acute Abdomen · General Surgery · Module D
- ظهر في
- Surgery QB (Module D) p. 4 Q9