Ruptured AAA is a surgical emergency!

If the patient is symptomatic but AAA has

not ruptured  cardiovascular risk
reduction
 Hepatitis Oesophagitis Pancreatitis
Cholecystitis Gastritis Renal colic
Biliary colic Gastric/duodenal ulcer Pyelonephritis
Renal colic Pancreatitis Splenic infarct
Pyelonephritis Pneumoperitoneum
Pneumoperitoneum

Early appendicitis
Renal colic AAA Renal colic
Pyelonephritis Enteritis Pyelonephritis

Ectopic pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy

Appendicitis UTI Ovarian torsion
Ovarian torsion Testicular torsion PID
PID Urinary retention UC/Crohn’s
Crohn’s disease Fibroids Diverticulitis
Sigmoid volvulus
An example of my notes
Learn the NICE 2 week wait criteria for common conditions! It’s
really helpful for learning red flag symptoms
Charcot’s triad (from Oxford Handbook)
Mnemonic: Grey Turner’s is on the flank – you have to TURN
the patient on their side to see it
Mnemonic:
All the things to do
with getting drunk
are named after
glasgow: GCS,
Glasgow Imrie
(pancreatitis) and
Glasgow-Blachford
(Upper GI bleeds)
Source:
SAQ books