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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
onset of chest and back ... pain. ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta ... #clinical #chestct
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Initial workup: • EKG
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... presents with chest pain ... Diagnosis? ... #PLAX #Cardiology ... #clinical
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... with chest/abd/back ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... Acute Management Pain ... : Chest, Back, Abdo ... with CTA. ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Causes #Cardiology
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... (e.g. ankylosing ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... #Diagnosis #causes
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... done for chest pain ... radiate to the back ... #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Echocardiogram An easy case ... for POCUS / FoCUS ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest pain ... x-ray and and ECG ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS