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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... disorder syphilis, FHx ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... includes ascending aorta ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... dissection in any ... Marfans, EDS • FHx ... of aortic dissection
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
compromise • PIPE: Aortic ... dissection, aneurysms ... , DVT HI-MAP Approach ... E-FAST • A - Aorta
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissection • ... Aortic aneurysm ... • Aortic coarctation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
widening of the aortic ... consistent with aortic ... dissection.- Michael ... Macias, EM Resident ... University #Clinical #EM
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... Dissection ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Aortic dissection. #radiology #ctchest #diagnosis #radiologyassistant #em
Aortic dissection ... radiologyassistant #em
Management of acute aortic dissection
#Management #Aortic #Dissection #Algorithm
Management of acute aortic ... dissection #Management ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #Algorithm