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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Assess for high risk ... Connective tissue disorder ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... 4 mph walk 3. ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... : • Pleural effusions ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... Thrombosis highest risk
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
of sudden cardiac ... This includes long ... Utility: • Syncope evaluation ... for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential