In a patient with thoracic aortic dissection the mediastinum would appear classically ________. What scan would be used to accurately diagnose dissection? (symptoms can be vague)
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What complication would occur if dissection lead to retrograde flow into the pericardium?
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If the dissection spreads more distally (anterograde) it can cause block branches of the aorta. What would this cause if the coronary arteries became blocked?
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Blockage of what artery might cause hemiplegia?
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What is anuria and blockage of what vessels from aortic dissection would cause this?
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Blockage of what arteries would cause acute mesenteric iscahemia?
