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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... • Cardiac surgery ... aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Flap #Long ... #POCUS #clinical
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
Aortic Dissection ... in long axis. ... @EM_RESUS #Clinical ... #POCUS #Aortic ... #Dissection #Aorta
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... an identified dissection ... Fellowship Director #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiac ... #Flap
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Type A Aortic Dissection ... on Cardiac MRI ... evaluation and differential ... of aortic dissection ... #flap
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... aortic aneurysm ... medically with BP ... The diagnosis can ... #CCTA #clinical
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
flap in a patient ... dissection. ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
stairs, brisk 4 mph ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... heart disease like aortic ... #diagnosis waves ... This includes long ... #cardiology #differential