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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
sudden onset, "tearing ... , radiation to back ... connective tissue disorder ... includes ascending aorta ... Management #summary #treatment
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
and then brought back ... Transplant #Donor #thoracic ... #surgery #CTS # ... clinical #video #beating ... #cardiac #organ
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... with chest/abd/back ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
may different #types ... include #birth #defects ... ⚕️The disorder ... prevent long-term #back ... spinal #fusion #surgery
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
may different #types ... include #birth #defects ... ⚕️The disorder ... prevent long-term #back ... spinal #fusion #surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Both of these organs ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and panic attack-type ... changes, and other organ ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... of anesthesia, surgery ... glucose, apparent type
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
body (Autoimmune disorder ... Large vessels (aorta ... Kidneys • Other organs ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Antibodies to type
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
LCH is a rare disorder ... Langerhans cells, a type ... various tissues, leading ... • Affects both ... TREATMENT OPTIONS