The diagnosis of aortic dissection by emergency medicine ultrasound |
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Authors: | Fojtik John P Costantino Thomas G Dean Anthony J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. |
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Abstract: | A series of five cases of aortic dissection are presented that were diagnosed by emergency physicians using ultrasound to search the abdominal and thoracic aorta for pathology. Aortic dissection is a vascular emergency with a high morbidity and mortality, yet its presentation can be varied and subtle. This article reports the use of Emergency ultrasound in a series of five aortic dissections discovered with a limited, yet timely viewing of the aorta and heart by emergency physicians. |
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Keywords: | aortic dissection Emergency Medicine ultrasound |
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