The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Frank Lederle, Ed Etchells
Make the Diagnosis: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Topics Discussed:
abdominal aortic aneurysm, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability, ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Excerpt:
"Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in 4% to 8% of
older men. The prevalence in older women is less than 2%. ..."
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