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Aortic Aneurysm - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Bowel prep
      - Use their own blood
      - Chlorhexamine showers
- - - - Distended neck vein
      - Edema of face and arms
  - - - Back pain
      - Epigastric discomfort
      - Altered bowel elimination
      - intermittent claudiaction
    - - "Blue toe" syndrome
      - Intermittent claudication
- - - - Break down of tissue in that area
    - - Bicuspid aortic valve - seen in peds
      - Coarctation of aorta
      - Turner's Syndrome
      - Autosomal dominant ploycystic kidney disease
      - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
      - Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
      - Marfan's Syndrome
    - - Penetrating or blunt trauma
- - - - Very high risk, so unless it is causing issues they will monitor it
      - Watch w/ CAT scan and MRI
      - Treat wall pressure
      - Stop smoking
      - Start exercising
    - - Special focus on diseases of the lungs, heart, and kidneys (influence ptt's surgical risk)
- - - - Slip up and pinch off renal arteries
      - Not used often
    - - Less anesthesia
      - Less operative time
      - Less blood loss
      - Quicker recovery time
      - shorter hospital stay
    - - Leaks
      - Aneurysm could grow
      - Aneurysm could rupture during the procedure
      - Dissection
      - Stent migration
      - Renal artery occlusion