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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissection • ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... #Differential #
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Type A Aortic Dissection ... on Cardiac MRI ... evaluation and differential ... of aortic dissection ... #clinical #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
widening of the aortic ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal ... CAUSES • PRIMARY Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
on Cardiac CTA ... This was a cardiac ... is a cardiac surgical ... is the one true cardiac ... for CAD with a Cardiac
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... valvular rupture, dissection ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... dissection. ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... #management #cardiology
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
chest revealed a cardiac ... apex, aortic arch ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener