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Patients with Abdominal & Thoracic Aneurysms
Janet Cuddigan, PhD, CWCN, CCCNAssistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE
Post Doctoral FellowVeterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City, IA and Omaha, NE
Patient 1
72 year old male Had not seen a doctor in 40 years Severe abdominal pain on 10/30/02 Huge thoracic and abdominal aneurysm Severely hypotensive Life flight to medical center Aneurysm repair
Head—10/31/02
Head—11/9/02
Lip—11/9/02
Buttocks—10/31/02
Buttocks—11/9/02
Left Heel—10/31/02
Left Heel—11-9-02
3—10/31/02
Right Thigh Blister—11/9/02
Right Hand—11-9-02
Right Arm 2—11-9-02
Right Arm—11-9-02
Patient 2 AAA
76 year old male. History of claudication, smoking, HTN Severe abdominal pain….after Huskers
lost to ISU. AAA repair. Hypotensive. No pulse
below femoral on left post op. Shower of clots to left foot?
POD 2—Left Foot
4th day post op
POD 2—Left Heel
POD 4—Left Heel
4th day post op
