MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aortic dissection'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622251&cid=t_290066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F5tJjFa-c_Ag%2F Bedside echocardiodiography is taking over the resuscitation world. Learn how to 'own the echo' when it comes to the critically ill or shocked patient! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622251 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:30:36 +0100 4622251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139245&cid=t_290066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4PX06cQo3d4%2F Aortic Dissection in review: 3 cases per 100 000 people per year; up to 25% missed diagnosis ante-mortem. ‘Typical’ case is 60-80 years old, M>F 3:1, with hypertension. Overall in-hospital mortality 27%. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139245 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:00:12 +0100 4139245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018188&cid=t_290066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreeemergencytalks.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F05%2F2010-04-15-1100-Ten-Things-to-Consider-in-the-Crashing-Patient-Amal-Mattu-Temple_32.mp3 A 60 year-old man is brought into the emergency department because he has felt unwell the past 5 hours. He is awake, diaphoretic and ‘looks sick’. He is mildly tachycardic, mildly tachypneic and afebrile with a blood pressure of 100/60 mmHg. His blood glucose is normal. There is no history of trauma. Clearly this man needs a bit of work --- he looks sick with abnormal vital signs. So... Now what? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018188 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:52 +0100 4018188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3998999&cid=t_290066_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FaD0DcOEpeFg%2F An unusual presentation of Aortic dissection, followed by a review of the current state of play with this disease in the Emergency Department (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3998999 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:24:30 +0100 3998999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865265&cid=t_290066_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurviving-aortic-dissection-a-second-chance-at-life%2F2010.08.13 I had not been to Indiana for 42 years. But last week I found myself on a commuter train in Michigan City, Indiana, taking my family on the South Shore Line to Chicago for the day. We were vacationing not far away on the shores of Lake Michigan. The train was crowded so my group of six spread out where there were vacant seats. I found myself sitting with two men, father and grown son, on the way to a day at Wrigley Field and a Chicago Cubs baseball game. Before long the chit-chat turned to my work, and my explanation of Patient Power sparked the telling of an incredible medical story from the older of the two men, a story of good luck and great medical care that has given him a second life. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Andrew's Blog* (Source: Better Hea... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865265 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:00:09 +0100 3865265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800536&cid=t_290066_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Faortic-dissection-cta.html "Much has been written on the subject of aortic dissections, from the first well-documented case of aortic dissection, when King George II of England died while straining on the commode, to the first successful operative repairs by DeBakey in 1955, to modern techniques of diagnosing and repairing thoracic aortic dissections. More recently, this has come to light with the diagnosis of aortic dissection in Princess Diana, actor John Ritter, and Dr. DeBakey himself. "Reference -EmedicineThis is a case of spontaneous Stanford Type A & Debakey Type I aortic dissection with involvement of the ascending and descending aorta along with aortic root involvement, diagnosed on CT angiography.Reported by-Teleradiology ProvidersFrom Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Ra... Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800536 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:26:00 +0100 2800536