D-Dimer Test for Thoracic Aortic Dissection Risk Could Be a Game Changer
Update your practice: The new ACEP clinical policy uses ADD-RS and D-dimer to safely exclude nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection in the ED without imaging.
Aortic Dissection
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D-Dimer Test for Thoracic Aortic Dissection Risk Could Be a Game Changer
Update your practice: The new ACEP clinical policy uses ADD-RS and D-dimer to safely exclude nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection in the ED without imaging. -
Case Report: Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection with POCUS
A 55-year-old woman with medical history of well-controlled hypertension and renal cell carcinoma, status post-partial nephrectomy, presented... -
Case Report: Imaging Follows Dangerous ATV Accident
A 40-year-old woman with a history of untreated hypertension presented by ambulance after she was thrown from...
Case Report: Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection with POCUS
A 55-year-old woman with medical history of well-controlled hypertension and renal cell carcinoma, status post-partial nephrectomy, presented…
Case Report: Imaging Follows Dangerous ATV Accident
A 40-year-old woman with a history of untreated hypertension presented by ambulance after she was thrown from…
The SPEED Protocol: Using Ultrasound To Detect Acute Aortic Dissection
A 59-year-old man presents to your community emergency department (ED) with chest pain that is radiating to…
Acute Pericarditis: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
While pericarditis is an unusual diagnosis, with an annual incidence of 27.7 per 100,000 persons, the recurrence…
Aortic Dissection Tied to Worse Outcomes in Women Than Men
Women with type A acute aortic dissection (TAAD) were more likely to present late, with complications, and…
How to Diagnose Aortic Dissection Without Breaking the Bank
It used to be said that missing the clinical diagnosis of aortic dissection was “the standard” as…