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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... tear in the tunica ... presenting with chest ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... ultrasound • CXR ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... XRay 70+ year ... latent TB s/p treatment ... and a 15 pack year ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
lobe collapse causes ... or curtain and causes ... Since the aorta ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... echo in the last year ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... change CV risk Chest
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
flip-flopping in the chest ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
is an intimal tear ... In this case they ... Original case via ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... branches off from the aorta ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #