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Type A Aortic Dissection: The basics of diagnosing and treating it
#Management #CTS #AorticDissection #TypeA #tssmn
Type A Aortic Dissection ... treating it #Management ... #CTS #AorticDissection ... #TypeA #tssmn
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... Classification: - Type ... ) - Type B ... : • Type A = emergent ... intervention • Type
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... dissection. ... CTA and standard treatment ... suspicious signs/symptoms ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... anatomic shunt (Type ... resolution of symptoms ... #treatment #hepatology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... Related to the type ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
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
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... hyperinflammatory syndrome ... Types of HLH • ... Common Signs and Symptoms ... Treatment Approach