Episode 64 – Thoracic Aortic Syndromes- An Interview with Dr. Anthony Hackett

EMplify - December 2021 Announcements: 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.net Check out the newly redesigned FOAMed blog at https://www.ebmedicine.net/ebmblog/ Thoracic Aortic Syndromes in The Emergency Department: Recognition and Management Interview with author: Anthony Hackett, MD Thoracic Aortic Syndromes Dissection, Intramural Hematoma, and Penetrating Aortic Ulcers Pathophysiology Intima, media, and adventitia Epidemiology and classification  Debakey vs Stanford classification- do we still use Debakey ?  Risk Factors Prehospital Care - what should EMS be looking for?  ED Care History  HTN, Pulse defecits, Chest Pain, Syncope?Table 3 ADD-RS score Exam Diagnostics Labs EKG - STEMI?  Imaging CXR Echo  CT MRI Aortogram Treatment BP management Heart Rate Shock Surgery - Who goes and when?  Special populations Pregnancy Controversies D-Dimer