Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... β€’ Aortic valve disease ... β€’ Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 β€’ Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... #cardiology
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
general health - Aortic ... valve regurgitation ... - Pain (back, chest ... #Differential # ... Causes
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
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The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
The cardiac cycle ... Aortic pressure ... valve closes and ... #Pathophys #Cardiology ... Pressures #Phonogram #Electrocardiogram
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
system including valves ... Breathing β€’ Check chest ... reservoir bag and APL valve ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Radiation Aortic ... dissection (with ... #Pericarditis #Differential
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Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... In this case they ... Original case via ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
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Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
: Acute STEMI, Aortic ... dissection, PE, ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
breathing system valves ... reservoir bag and APL valve ... β€’ Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup