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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Type A Dissection ... CCTA for triple-rule-out ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta ... #cardiaccta #cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Dissection #Aortic ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis? ... B dissection. ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Dissection protocol ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC ... score for PE • CTA
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... ChestXRay #AorticKnob #Dissection
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... A aortic dissection ... A Type A dissection ... A Type B dissection ... #CCTA #clinical