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Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey ... Classification Stanford A / DeBakey ... aorta Stanford A / DeBakey ... aorta Stanford B / DeBakey ... Dissection #Stanford #DeBakey
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
: Stanford and DeBakey ... Classification #DeBakey
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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subclavian artery) DeBakey ... Classification #DeBakey
Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Classification #DeBakey
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Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Pathophysiology (debated
Costs vs Benefits of ECLS / ECMO in the Emergency Department
#Policy	#EM #PCC	#ECMO #ECLS #Debate #ProsCons #EMPulse
PCC #ECMO #ECLS #Debate
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
meals • Various debated
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Sarcoidosis (Debate
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
specific for SLE (debated
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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stenting (Open debate