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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... includes ascending aorta ... #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Consider aortic ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... Acute Management ... - Diagnose with ... #Management #treatment
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... #Neuritis #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... nodules (no solid component ... The treatment of ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... of complement components ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #management #treatment
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis ... and Management ... proteolysis: Severe aortic ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... lung sliding) Diagnostics ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #Management #treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... testing and expedite treatment ... thalami • Enlarged optic ... Krabbe #Disease #Diagnosis ... #MRI #Clinical