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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
with chest/abd/back ... Connective tissue disorder ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... , radiation to back ... connective tissue disorder ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... #summary #treatment
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding ... Atherosclerosis, Dissection ... Moyamoya, Blood Disorders ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #neurology #treatment
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Pain: Chest, Back ... Diagnose with CTA ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #treatment #aorta
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% pts ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... of anesthesia, surgery ... and then surgery ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Postoperative abdominal distention ... • Cardiac arrest ... disorders Vasopressin ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
aortic dissection ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS