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Project: Ghana Emergency Medicine Collaborative
Document Title: Case of the Week- Aortic Dissection
Author(s): Nathan Brouwer (University of Michigan), MD 2012
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Objectives
Think like an Emergency Physician Review the case of MP Discuss a differential diagnosis Modify the differential diagnosis Review treatment for an arrest “Guess what I’m thinking”
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MP
38 year-old male with a history of SVT, transferred from outside hospital with GI bleed
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MP – Hospital #1
Presented to first hospital the previous night after syncopal episode that had no prodrome and no seizure activity
Was feeling weak, vague abdominal pain and nauseated
EKG unremarkable, 2 sets of cardiac enzymes negative, improved with ondansetron and morphine
Discharged with “anxiety”
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Any Thoughts?
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Differential for Syncope?
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Differential Diagnosis in Syncope
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. 8
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Dangerous Causes of Syncope?
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Dangerous Causes of Syncope
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. 10
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MP – Hospital #2
2 episodes of bright red blood per rectum and 1 episode of coffee ground emesis immediately after discharge from the first hospital
Presented to hospital #2
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Modify the Differential?
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Differential Diagnosis in Syncope
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. 13
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Dangerous Causes of Syncope
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. 14
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MP – Hospital #2
Hemodynamically stable Started on pantoprazole drip
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Differential Diagnosis for GIB?
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Differential Diagnosis for GIB
Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, 7th ed. 17
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MP – Hospital #2
Risk factors include daily ibuprofen use (800mg BID) for knee pain
Denies heavy alcohol use No history of GI bleed or abdominal ulcers No history of diverticulosis/diverticulitis
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MP – Hospital #3
Transferred to us Reports lower abdominal pain, non-
radiating epigastric pain and lightheadedness
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MP
Past Medical History SVT
Surgical History none
Medications Ibuprofen Flexeril
Social History Denies alcohol use, smoking, illicit drugs
Family History Heart murmur, no history of GI bleed, ulcer, colonic
polyps, diverticulosis/diverticulitis
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MP Exam
T 97.7 HR 93 RR 16 BP 192/93 POx 98% RA General: Mild distress Skin: Dry, no rash, pale Eye: PERRL, pale conjunctiva ENMT: oral mucosa moist Cardiovascular: tachycardic, 2/6 systolic ejection murmur
heard best at apex radiating to axilla, no carotid bruit Respiratory: CTA with symmetric breath sounds GI: soft, mildly distended, hypoactive bowel sounds, no
rebound, no guarding, non-rigid, rectal exam with gross blood present, normal sphincter tone
Neurological: A/Ox4, no focal neurologic deficit observed, CN II-XII intact
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Now What?
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Now What?
How do you resuscitate MP?
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EKG
Glenlarson, Wikimedia Commons 24
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MP – Hospital #3
Na 134 K 4.6 Cl 107 CO2 16* Glucose 140 BUN 20 Cr 1.28* Alk Phos 67 ALT 47 AST 83 TBili 1.0 Amylase 143 Lipase 79
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MP – Hospital #3
WBC 19 Hb 13.6 PLT 215 INR 1.23 Trop 0.02
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MP – Hospital #3
EKG with sinus tachycardia, no TWI, ST changes or delta waves
IVF infusing and 2 units PRBCs ordered despite “stable” Hb
NG tube placed with coffee ground return Started on ciprofloxacin and
metronidazole for possible diverticulitis
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Now What?
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MP – Hospital #3
GI called and will be coming for upper endoscopy
Called to the room for HR 220, hypotensive, mentating well
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Treatment?
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MP – Hospital #3
Adenosine given (6, 12 and 12mg) with no initial rhythm change
30 seconds after 12mg dose of adenosine given MP went unresponsive
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Treatment?
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Treatment
Cardioverted with precordial thump, sinus rhythm, mentating well
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MP – Hospital #3
Reassessment, sinus tachycardia with HR 120s and systolic blood pressures 140s
Mentating well
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MP – Hospital #3
GI performed upper endoscopy which did not show any acute bleeding
Appeared to be acute duodenitis with diffuse erythema
Recommended PPI drip and admission
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MP – Hospital #3
Called back to the room for respiratory distress, followed by loss of pulses and respiratory effort
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Now What?
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Now What?
ABC’s Intubated Symmetric breath sounds Pulseless, does have slow organized electrical
activity on the monitor Pulses present with compressions
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Differential for PEA?
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Differential for PEA
Hypovolemia Hypoxia H+ (acidosis) Hypo-/Hyperkalemia Hypothermia Hypoglycemia
Thrombus (PE/MI) Trauma Tension Pneumothorax Tamponade (Cardiac) Toxins
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Differential for PEA in this patient
Hypovolemia Hypoxia H+ (acidosis) Hypo-/Hyperkalemia Hypothermia Hypoglycemia
Thrombus (PE/MI) Trauma Tension Pneumothorax Tamponade (Cardiac) Toxins
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
Hypovolemia (GI Bleed) Given blood No change
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Differential for PEA in this patient
Hypoxia Intubated No improvement
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Differential for PEA in this patient
No suggestion of electrolyte abnormality on initial exam (Cr 1.28 but K+ normal)
Repeat blood glucose normal Not hypothermic
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Differential for PEA in this patient
Toxins Received fentanyl and midazolam for the
procedure
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When do you give Flumazenil?
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When do you give Flumazenil?
Not on chronic benzodiazepines Not an alcoholic No seizure history Benzodiazepine overdoses are usually
treated with supportive care, but consider if patient decompensates in front of you after you gave a benzodiazepine for sedation
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
Toxins Received fentanyl and midazolam for the
procedure Given naloxone and flumazenil No change
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
PE
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
PE Can you give thrombolytics with a massive GI
bleed?
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
Following a procedure
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Differential for PEA in this Patient
Following a procedure Tension pneumothorax? Cardiac tamponade?
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Tension Pneumothorax
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Tension Pneumothorax
Penetrating chest trauma Tracheal or bronchial injury Occlusive dressing over open
pneumothorax Positive pressure ventilation
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Tension Pneumothorax
Penetrating chest trauma Tracheal or bronchial injury Occlusive dressing over open
pneumothorax Positive pressure ventilation Esophageal rupture
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Treatment?
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Needle Thoracotomy
Author unknown, trauma.org 59
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Cardiac Tamponade
Acute accumulation of fluid (blood) in pericardium is more associated with tamponade than gradual accumulation
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Cardiac Tamponade
Penetrating trauma Blunt trauma (rib or sternal fractures) Cardiac or vascular procedures (including
central lines that penetrate the RA/RV or SVC)
Pneumopericardium (with pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum)
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Cardiac Tamponade
Pathophysiology Pericardium usually has 25mL of serous fluid Pericardium is not rapidly elastic Can tolerate additional 80-120mL of fluid with
little difficulty, but additional 20mL may double intrapericardial pressure
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam Beck’s Triad
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam Beck’s Triad
JVD Hypotension Distant heart sounds
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam Pulsus paradoxus
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam Pulsus paradoxus
Exaggeration of normal decrease in systolic pressure with inspiration
> 12mm Hg is abnormal Not pathognomonic (asthma, obesity, heart
failure, PE, cardiogenic shock)
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Cardiac Tamponade
Pulsus paradoxus
68Anudeep Mukkamala
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam Ultrasound
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Cardiac Tamponade
Exam PEA
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Treatment?
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Pericardiocentesis
Procedure Attach a precordial (V) lead to the needle
immediately after the skin is entered Advance the needle slowly, while aspirating,
until fluid is returned Do not advance the needle after fluid begins
to be returned If the epicardium is contacted, a current of
injury pattern will be seen on the EKG monitor
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Pericardiocentesis
Contact with Epicardium Needle Withdrawn
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Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiocentesis performed No return of fluid or air No change
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MP – Hospital #3
Code called after 45 minutes without return of spontaneous circulation
Patient expired approximately 6 hours after arriving at our emergency department
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Differential Diagnosis?
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Post-Mortum
Type A aortic dissection from aortic root through iliacs resulting in bowel necrosis
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Aortic Dissection
Pathophysiology 3 layers of the aortic wall
Intima, media and adventitia Degeneration of the media
Flexion of the ascending aorta and the descending aorta (distal to left subclavian) with each contraction of the heart
Forces of ejected blood weaken the intima
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Aortic Dissection
Pathophysiology Column of blood passes through an intimal
tear into the media This hematoma can spread both proximally
and distally in the weakened media Hematoma eventually ruptures through the
adventitia
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Aortic Dissection
Classification Stanford Classification
Type A involves the ascending aorta (62%) Type B does not involve the ascending aorta
(38%)
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Aortic Dissection
Risk Factors Male Age > 40 Hypertension Connective tissue disorder Prior cardiac surgery Bicuspid aortic valve Family history
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Aortic Dissection
Symptoms Pain (90%)
Excruciating, abrupt, sharp (> tearing) Anterior with ascending Back with descending involvement Migrating (17%)
Visceral symptoms Diaphoresis Nausea/vomiting Severe apprehension
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Aortic Dissection
Syncope Present in 9% of dissections Suggestive of dissecting into the pericardium
and tamponade May be due to hypovolemia May be due to arrhythmias
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Aortic Dissection
Symptoms Depend on where blood flow in
compromised Stroke/coma Pulse deficits/ischemia MI (RCA most commonly involved) Spinal arteries Mesenteric ischemia Renal failure
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Aortic Dissection
Diagnosis
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Aortic Dissection
Treatment Opioids to decrease sympathetic tone Reduce blood pressure (goal SBP: 100-120
mmHg) Decrease rate of rise of arterial pressure
(dP/dT) by keeping HR < 60 to reduce shear forces
β-blockers Caution with vasodilators which will have
reflex increased heart rate (start β-blockade first)
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Aortic Dissection
Surgery Type A dissections require surgical repair
Resection of intimal tear and grafting Possible AV replacement
Most type B dissections are managed with blood pressure control Surgery for continued pain, major arterial trunk
involvement, uncontrolled hypertension, frank leak/hemorrhage
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Interventional Radiology Some centers are performing interventional
fenestration if renal or mesenteric ischemia
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