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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... Management - Diagnose ... with CTA. ... Call CV Surgeon. 1)
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Avoid in pts w/ ... Dobutamine) - Beta 1 ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... cardiology #management #diagnosis
Gas in the Left Atrium and Ventricle - Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of his chest, abdomen,
Computed tomographic (CT ... possibility of aortic ... Clinical #Anatomy #CTS ... #Radiology #CT ... AtrialEsophagealFistula #Fistula #NEJM
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed air in multiple small cysts within the wall of
Computed tomography (CT ... consistent with a diagnosis ... of pneumatosis cystoides ... #Radiology #CT # ... #Pneumatosis #NEJM
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
panel of 2,000 pts ... - 11 million diagnoses ... (herpangina), EBV ... strep (5%) • <1% ... #differential #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... sn/sp) or • CTA ... - Defined if 1) ... CT/MRI-confirmed ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... surrounding bowel Diagnosis ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... • CT findings
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
MRA; abdominal CT ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... are uncommon - 1 ... RA, and other CTD ... #Differential #Diagnosis