A 64-year-old man with long-standing diabetes has an incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) measuring 5.6 cm. He is asymptomatic. What is recommen...

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A 64-year-old man with long-standing diabetes has an incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) measuring 5.6 cm. He is asymptomatic. What is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Elective repair

Answer

Repeat ultrasound in 6 months

Answer

Begin beta-blocker therapy only

Answer

No intervention until 6.5 cm

Answer

Statin therapy alone

us-abim MCQ (SBA): AAA-Repair Threshold

A 64-year-old man with long-standing diabetes has an incidental abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) measuring 5.6 cm. He is asymptomatic. What is recommended?