The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Michael Klompas, Frank Lederle
Make the Diagnosis: Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Topics Discussed:
aorta thoracic ascending dissection, chest pain, acute, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), dissection of aorta, likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability
Excerpt:
"Although no current studies address the prior probability of
an acute aortic dissection, a recent population-based epidemiologic
study allows us to infer a 2% thoracic aortic dissection
prevalence among patients with chest pain.5..."
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