Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Stanford classification:
- Type A: Ascending aorta
- Type B: Distal to ascending aorta
#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection #Aorta #Classification
Stanford classification ... : - Type A: Ascending ... aorta - Type B: ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification
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Aortic Dissection Classification:

Stanford (More commonly used)
 - Type A- Any involvement of the ascending aorta
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Aortic Dissection ... Classification: ... aorta only - Type ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification
Figure 1. The most common classification systems of thoracic aortic dissection: Stanford and DeBakey.

#Diagnosis #Aortic #Dissection
The most common classification ... dissection: Stanford ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #Classification ... #TypeB #TypeIII
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... , radiation to back ... β€’ Imaging: CTA Dissection ... protocol β€’ Classification ... includes ascending aorta
Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Cardac CTA showing Type ... onset of chest and back ... aortic dissection ... Stanford type A ... #dissection #aorta
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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... dissection in any ... with chest/abd/back
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... Echocardiogram Case ... wheeled pt to ER Type ... A Aortic Dissection ... #Dissection #Aortic
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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 β€’ Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 β€’ Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Referred Pain: β€’ Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... β€’ Most common type ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... warm #wet #dry #table
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 β€’ Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 β€’ ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 β€’ ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... β€’ ACE-I (non-black ... Ischemic Stoke* β€’ Aortic ... Dissection ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm