Hiba Saleemover 3 years ago

Point of Care Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta

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.