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Aortic Dissection - Stanford / DeBakey Classification
Stanford A / DeBakey II - Dissection involving the ascending
Aortic Dissection ... / DeBakey II - Dissection ... / DeBakey I - Dissection ... and the descending ... limited to the descending
Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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Aortic Dissection ... aorta - Type B- Descending ... aortic arch, and descending ... only - Type 3: Descending ... Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
Descending Aortic Dissection on POCUS 

Dr. Michael I. Prats
@PratsEM

#Aortic #Dissection #Descending #Aorta #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Descending Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... PratsEM #Aortic #Dissection ... #Descending #Aorta
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... Type A (includes ascending ... MetroHealth_EM #Aortic #Dissection
Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
classification: - Type A: Ascending ... Type B: Distal to ascending ... Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic Dissection ... aortic root and ascending ... Intimal flap seen in ascending ... aorta - aortic dissection ... MaimoUltrasound #Aortic #Dissection
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... patient had a type B dissection ... intimal flap in the descending ... TypeB #Aortic #Dissection
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... Atherosclerosis, Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #management #neurology
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Diagnostic and Management ... Algorithm CONSIDER ... cardiomyopathy, dissection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Stoke* • Aortic Dissection ... #Hypertension #Management ... #Algorithm #PrimaryCare