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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... includes ascending aorta ... #treatment
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
This is a suprasternal ... dissection. ... CTA and standard treatment ... suspicious signs/symptoms ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
symptoms • FGID ... correlation of lBS-type ... symptoms w/ anxiety ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #management #treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... Antibodies to type ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management