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Aortic dissection

  • An aortic dissection normally occurs in which plane of the vessel wall?
  • How do the treatments of types A and B aortic dissection differ?
  • List eight complications of aortic dissection.
  • List four advantages of CT in the evaluation of aortic dissection.
  • List six causes of aortic dissection.
  • What are seven plain film findings of aortic dissection?
  • What are the disadvantages of CT in the evaluation of aortic dissection?
  • What are the most accurate modalities for evaluation of aortic dissection?
  • What features are diagnostic of aortic dissection?
  • What is the appearance of aortic dissection on CT?
  • What is the classic clinical presentation of a dissecting aortic aneurysm?
  • What modalities are used to evaluate aortic dissection?
  • What occurs during an aortic dissection?
  • What percentage of patients with documented aortic dissection have a normal CXR?
  • What type of CT should be performed for the evaluation of acute aortic dissection?
  • When is transesophageal echocardiography indicated?
  • Which vessels typically originate from the false lumen and are therefore at risk for thrombosis?
  • Why might an arteriogram be performed preoperatively?

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