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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
dissection • ... Aortic aneurysm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Dissection ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... in parasternal long ... dissection.- Michael ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... aortic aneurysm ... medically with BP ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Breast Leukemia Lung ... Radiation Aortic ... dissection (with ... Procainamide Metabolic disorders ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... CA • Involves aortic ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic ... Vasculitis, etc A - Aorta ... - Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology