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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... , radiation to back ... connective tissue disorder ... protocol • Classification ... includes ascending aorta
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HLA-DR, MPO, Sudan Black ... hematology #Markers #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... with chest/abd/back ... Connective tissue disorder ... Pulse deficit/differential
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... can be traced back
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Aortic Dissection ... • Somatoform Disorder
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... non-obese, non-black ... Coarctation of aorta ... Neurologic disorders