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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... Evaluation: 1. ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... Long-standing vs ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... • Abdominal aortic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... stairs, brisk 4 mph ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... and emphysema, ask ... chest showed the diagnosis ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
of the ECG to focus ... heart disease like aortic ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... Utility: • Syncope evaluation ... #cardiology #differential