Episode 64 – Thoracic Aortic Syndromes- An Interview with Dr. Anthony Hackett
EMplify – December 2021Announcements:The EB Medicine app is live and available for free in the Apple Store. Coming to Google Play soon. It is in Beta and your feedback is welcome. ,This month get a $50 Amazon Gift Card with all orders over $300 at https://www.ebmedicine.netCheck out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and ManagementInterview with author: Anthony Hackett, MDThoracic Aortic SyndromesDissection, Intramural Hematoma, and Penetrating Aortic UlcersPathophysiologyIntima, media, and adventitiaEpidemiology and classification Debakey vs Stanford classification- do we still use Debakey ? Risk FactorsPrehospital Care – what should EMS be looking for? ED CareHistory HTN, Pulse defecits, Chest Pain, Syncope?Table 3ADD-RS scoreExamDiagnosticsLabsEKG – STEMI? ImagingCXREcho CTMRIAortogramTreatmentBP managementHeart RateShockSurgery – Who goes and when? Special populationsPregnancyControversiesD-Dimer
Episode 64 – Thoracic Aortic Syndromes- An Interview with Dr. Anthony Hackett