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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... aortic aneurysm ... opiates • Control heart
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
B thoracic aortic ... dissection. ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment
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