Acute thoracic aortic dissection: can your nurses defuse a time bomb?
Sometimes, every second counts. Help your staff learn to differentiate between acute thoracic aortic dissection and myocardial infarction, how to confirm a dissection, and how to care for aortic dissection patients.
McClarren-Curry
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Heart Surgical Unit, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa., USA.
Shaughnessy
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care