Type A Aortic Dissection Complicated by Renal and Lower Extremity Malperfusion

This article highlights a case of a 49-year-old man who developed renal and lower extremity malperfusion secondary to Stanford Type A aortic dissection. Important historical clues and objective findings characteristic of acute aortic dissection and end-organ ischemia are discussed with the purpose of increasing reader knowledge of aortic dissection and signs of organ malperfusion with the hope that better awareness results in improved patient outcomes.
Source: Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: CASES OF NOTE Source Type: research