Podcast 738: Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

<p><strong>Contributor: Ian Gillman, PA-C</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Acute mesenteric ischemia is a condition where bowel loses blood supply from an acute occlusion of the mesenteric arteries</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A frequent sign is abdominal pain that is out of proportion to the exam</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Atrial fibrillation is one risk factor for mesenteric ischemia</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Treatment includes anticoagulation and possible surgical intervention depending on the extent of the ischemia</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monita MM, Gonzalez L. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. [Updated 2021 Jun 29]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan-.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kühn F, Schiergens TS, Klar E. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. Visc Med. 2020;36(4):256-262. doi:10.1159/000508739</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AMA PRA Category 1 credits™</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at</span> <a href= "https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and create an account. </span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=6bIZ91UwjZALMiRLAEcQYYPHyLILwbivQwgtGl3JzaB6oGAQK1B2nrGSGvrS-g7zJApXzVlWIO-lmLfB"> <span style="fo