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Middle age male with hx of seizures presents with cp. comfortable. Has sz in ED, gets
Type A Dissection ... - Parasternal Long ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Aortic # ... Dissection #TypeA
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... long axis of the ... A aortic dissection ... intimal flap in the aorta ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... A Aortic Dissection ... TTE, parasternal long ... #Dissection #Aortic ... #Clinical #PLAX
Type A Aortic Dissection with Hemopericardium

This patient presents with chest pain. Which is the best next
Type A Aortic Dissection ... #Dissection #TypeA ... Hemopericardium #Aorta ... #PLAX #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... an identified dissection ... proximal ascending aorta ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... AorticDissection #Aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... with suspicious signs ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... no matter how long ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... anatomic shunt (Type ... 2) Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... on radioactive lung
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Peripheral vascular ... - Cataract Plan ... unless prior heart/lung
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... the “Chewing gum test ... day, followed by long ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management