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Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... - Diagnosis and ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
- Diagnosis and ... Pain: Chest, Back ... Diagnose with CTA ... #treatment #aorta ... #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... onset, "tearing" chest ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... #summary #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
presenting with chest ... • Abrupt onset and ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Dissection #diagnosis #management ... #vascular
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... 0.25), murmur of valvular ... regurgitation or stenosis ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
GRACE-1 Guidelines for Adult Patients with Recurrent Low-Risk Chest Pain

1) Pain > 3 hours - A
Recurrent Low-Risk Chest ... recurrent, low-risk chest ... on CCTA within ... recurrent, low-risk chest ... recurrent, low-risk chest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
tracheal (subglottic stenosis ... Other tests: • CT chest ... typically seen on chest ... RBC casts, low grade ... #treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Aortic dissection ... event (low flow vascular ... epigastric/retrosternal chest ... : - Treatment of ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Peripheral vascular ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... change CV risk Chest ... surgical management