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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic ... aortic aneurysm
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
admission - Surgery ... Malignancy • Surgery ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... - Aortic dissection ... • Aneurysm
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Atherosclerosis) • Aortic dissection ... • Aortic aneurysm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Thrombus, 1° clotting disorder ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac ... failure, Dissection ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments
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
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
renal artery • Aneurysms ... artery • Dissection ... Embolism • Cardiac ... source: Atrial ... prosthetic valvular heart
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
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 ... other large vessel aneurysms ... • Cardiac arrhythmia ... affected tissue Treatment