General practice & primary care · UKMLA & AKT
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Predominantly affects older men - prevalence ~1.5-2% in men over 65
- 4-6x more common in men than women - basis for sex-specific screening
- Rupture overall mortality >80% (including pre-hospital deaths)
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