January 1, 2012ICU Director

Aortic Dissection

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Population

55-year-old man with uncontrolled hypertension presenting with acute chest pain radiating to the back and…

Design

Case_report

Authors

Discussion

Single case supports POCUS for rapid aortic dissection identification; hypothesis-generating and does not yet inform guidelines.

Population

55-year-old man with uncontrolled hypertension presenting with acute chest pain radiating to the back and abdomen

Intervention

Bedside cardiac ultrasound (point-of-care ultrasonography) followed by computed tomography scan and medical/interventional management

Outcome

Diagnosis and management of acute aortic dissection

Point-of-care ultrasonography in the emergency department can expedite the diagnosis and management of acute aortic dissection.

Dagher et al. (2012) studied this question.

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