Learning Objectives

General
General: Understand AAA as a cause of abdominal pain and use this as an
example of cardiovascular collapse.

Anatomy
Anatomy: Branches of the abdominal aorta Vascular structures on crosssectional imaging

Physiology
Physiology: Shock all types, Coagulation, Normal clotting cascade,
Coagulopathy and DIC
Physiology: Monitoring of Cardiovascular Function in ITU, Clinical examination of
vital signs, urine output, Use of core temperature minus peripheral temp gradient,
CVP, PAWP, Cardiac Output measurement, BP

Pathology
Pathology: Aneurysmal disease.