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Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

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

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Transportation - Organ ... Perfusion and Donor ... Unsung heroes of thoracic ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical
Beating donor heart transplant 

A heart I transplanted recently on the Organ Care System. Amazing technology
Beating donor heart ... recently on the Organ ... Heart #Transplant #Donor ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
Donor Heart Awaiting ... heart from a DCD donor ... #thoracic #surgery ... #CTS #clinical ... beating #cardiac #organ
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... diagnosis #management #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnose with CTA ... Call CV Surgeon. ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
. 2) Secondary ... Symmetric macular ... Aortitis, ascending thoracic ... aorta resulting ... : • Primary, secondary
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Secondary AEF ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... • CT findings ... Management: SURGERY ... Management #Summary #vascular
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and signs of end-organ ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... apnea: CPAP, most pts
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
Stanford Type B thoracic ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... rapid diagnosis of thoracic