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Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS
Heart Transplant ... #Transplant #Donor ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical ... #organ
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Heart Transplant ... Transportation - Organ ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical ... #organ
Beating donor heart transplant 

A heart I transplanted recently on the Organ Care System. Amazing technology
Beating donor heart ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical ... Transportation #OCS ... #organ
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 ... opiates • Control heart ... #management #vascular
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 ... #treatment
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnose with CTA ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
aortic dissection ... allowed the CV surgeon ... and standard treatment ... aortic dissection ... 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 ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management