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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
disease • Cardiac ... surgery/catheterization ... • Thoracic ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... upper abdominal/thoracic ... stratification #diagnosis
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
allowed the CV surgeon ... and standard treatment ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... of thoracic aortic ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... perfusion - Cardiac ... syndrome - Sepsis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... of the resting cardiac ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
Intraoperative Hypoxia ... delivery • Pause surgery ... be replaced or its ... tamponade → 3-9 o Sepsis ... #Checklist #Diagnosis