- >60 years-old
- Smokers
- Hypertension, Fam. Hist. (esp. in a sibling)
Key History: Very sudden onset of new abdominal pain
Exam: Not very helpful- Often benign; pain out of proportion to physical findings
- Many pts don’t have a palpable mass
- Bruits may be common
- “Loss of femoral pulses” not a common finding
- Won’t see early rupture on image
- Presence of aneurysm PLUS sudden onset pain makes the Dx
See posting Abdominal Pain – 3.