A 68-year-old man attends your rural family practice. He has never had an abdominal ultrasound. He is a lifelong smoker with COPD but is otherwise sta...

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A 68-year-old man attends your rural family practice. He has never had an abdominal ultrasound. He is a lifelong smoker with COPD but is otherwise stable. According to the CTFPHC abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guideline, what should you recommend regarding screening?

Accepted Answer

One-time abdominal ultrasound to screen for AAA

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No screening is indicated because he is asymptomatic

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Annual abdominal ultrasound until age 80

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CT angiography of the abdomen every 5 years

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Screen only if a pulsatile mass is palpable on examination

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening

A 68-year-old man attends your rural family practice. He has never had an abdominal ultrasound. He is a lifelong smoker with COPD but is otherwise stable. According to the CTFPHC abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) guideline, what should you recommend regarding screening?