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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 ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... aortic aneurysm ... opiates • Control heart
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... connective tissue disorder ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... includes ascending aorta ... Management #summary #treatment
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... glycol - HIV/HAART
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
• Classic triad ... and panic attack-type ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... of anesthesia, surgery ... glucose, apparent type
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 ... Antibodies to type ... affected tissue Treatment