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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... tearing" chest pain, radiation ... connective tissue disorder ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... MetroHealth_EM #Aortic #Dissection
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atherosclerosis) • Aortic dissection ... Pulsus Alternans - Variation ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
Clamp Types - Common ... used in blunt dissection ... Clamp: Larger size variation ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Amyloid, Wild Type ... Mucopolysaccharidosis Type ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... MYH7, MYBPC3), Radiation ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
rheumatologic disorders ... oppressive chest pain radiating ... as MI or aortic dissection ... #Presentation #comparison