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aneurysm

vr.tr.aneurysm · XCT.STA

Let an agent explain aneurysms and their types in general terms, route symptoms of rupture to emergency care, describe screening, monitoring and treatment with attribution, and support people living with aneurysms without individual medical advice.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain aneurysms and their types in general terms, route symptoms of rupture to emergency care, describe screening, monitoring and treatment with attribution, and support people living with aneurysms without individual medical advice.

An abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel caused by weakness in the wall, most seriously in the aorta as thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms and in the brain, which may enlarge silently and rupture with life-threatening bleeding; aneurysms are detected by imaging and screening, monitored by size and treated by surgery or endovascular repair when risk warrants.

What it is for: Bulges in blood vessel walls.

It can be explain types and risks; route rupture symptoms to emergency care; describe screening and treatment; support patients.

Distinguishing features

Vessel wall weakness

Silent enlargement

Rupture risk

Size-based management

What it looks like

Not visible externally; seen on imaging as a dilated vessel.

How it is recognised

Localised dilation of a vessel

Aortic, cerebral or peripheral

A dissection is a tear within the vessel wall

Related models

is a kind of - category

vascular disease

is related to - ruptured cerebral aneurysm

stroke

is related to - rupture care

emergency department

is related to - vascular surgeons

health professional

In practice

Families and kinds

abdominal aortic aneurysms

thoracic aortic aneurysms

cerebral aneurysms

peripheral aneurysms

rare forms such as sinus of Valsalva aneurysms

Standards and regulation

Vascular surgery and neurosurgery guidelines

Aortic aneurysm screening programmes

Device regulation for endovascular repair

Failure modes and hazards

Rupture with fatal bleeding

Agents diagnosing or advising on treatment

Missed screening

Also called

aortic aneurysmdiverticulum of Kommerellthoracic aortic aneurysmAneurysm of sinus of Valsalvaruptured aortic aneurysmaortic arch aneurysmdescending thoracic aortic aneurysmaortic root aneurysmfamilial thoracic aortic aneurysmascending aortic aneurysmFamilial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissectionruptured aneurysmaneurysm of heartperipheral aneurysmintracranial aneurysminfected aneurysmpopliteal aneurysmsplenic artery aneurysmsubclavian artery aneurysmaneurysm of hepatic arteryiliac aneurysmcongenital aneurysms of the great vesselsmicroaneurysmRasmussen's aneurysmCharcot–Bouchard aneurysmInfectious intracranial aneurysmintracranial berry aneurysmintracranial berry aneurysm 9intracranial berry aneurysm 11

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.aneurysm

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Emergency Rupture.

Act immediately.

Rupture

Signs of rupture.

Rupture

Rupture.

  1. Are there signs such as sudden severe abdominal, back or chest pain, or a sudden worst-ever headache, that may indicate a ruptured aneurysm? boundary
  2. Should emergency services be called immediately? action

Assess

Assessment.

Assess

Assessment.

  1. How are aneurysms detected and assessed by imaging, and who is offered screening? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for a diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Understand What aneurysms are.

General information.

Types

Kinds of aneurysm.

Types

Types.

  1. How do aortic, cerebral and peripheral aneurysms differ, and what causes them? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific type? action

Risk

Risk factors.

Risk

Risk factors.

  1. What risk factors, such as smoking, blood pressure, age and family history, are documented? provenance
  2. How does size relate to rupture risk? provenance
Manage Monitoring and treatment.

Attribution.

Monitor

Surveillance.

Monitor

Surveillance.

  1. How are small aneurysms monitored, and when do guidelines recommend repair? provenance
  2. Which lifestyle guidance applies? provenance

Treatment

Repair.

Treatment

Repair.

  1. How do open surgery and endovascular repair differ, in general terms, according to guidelines? provenance
  2. Which support organisations exist? provenance
Learn Research and teaching.

Context.

Research

Research.

Research

Research.

  1. What are current research directions in aneurysm detection and treatment? provenance
  2. How can patients participate in research? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can aneurysms be taught within vascular medicine? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each aneurysm type be a separate entry?
  • How should screening programmes be localised?
  • How should guidelines be linked?
Draft as JSON