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Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Clinical Examination ... #Dissection #Aorta ... Testing #Symptoms #Signs ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... VisualAbstract #EBM #Diagnosis
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #mercedes #sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... de novo between aorta ... • CT findings ... or within the aorta
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
, CT angiography ... The aorta is the ... anterior third of the aorta ... #Clinical #POCUS ... AorticDissection #Aorta
Ocular Globe Rupture on POCUS

A patient presents with eye pain and is unable to open his
Globe Rupture on POCUS ... rupture ("flat tire sign ... " on CT) #Globe ... #Ocular #Ophthalmology ... #clinical #ultrasound
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
The POCUS allowed ... with suspicious signs ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs