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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
injury • Anaphylactic ... rupture, dissection ... • Pulmonary vascular ... #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
injury • Anaphylactic ... rupture, dissection ... ) • Puimonary vascular ... #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... event (low flow vascular ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... #management #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... for brain and/or optic ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... to local skin injury ... matter, spinal cord ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... #management #signs
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... Plasma exchange (PLEX ... #management #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... Relaxin: reduces vascular ... heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... recognition and management