EMQ answers69
ANSWER 1
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False. Physical findings suggestive of aortic dissection are present in less than 50% of patients with the disease. The classic physical findings are pulse or blood pressure deficit, neurological abnormalities and diastolic murmur.1
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False. Although chest pain of sudden onset is characteristic of aortic dissection, it only has a sensitivity of 84%.1
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False. The vast majority of patients with acute aortic dissection have raised d-dimer levels.2–5
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True. Most chest films will show …
