Diseases of the arteries, including aortic dissection

Cardiology · CC7

This topic appears in the RCEM clinical syllabus. Start with a relevant resource below, then use a case or practice activity to test what you have learned.

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Discuss

Recognising acute aortic dissection
Lesson plan · Early-career EM · Preparation about 13 min · 45-minute session · 30-minute option
Discuss when to suspect aortic dissection and how to arrange imaging and specialist care without delay.
Learner preparation Facilitator guide
Recognising acute aortic dissection
Lesson plan · Medical students · Preparation about 12 min · 45-minute session · 30-minute option
Use two presentations to practise recognising acute aortic syndrome and communicating the need for urgent senior assessment.
Learner preparation Facilitator guide
Chest pain: choosing the right diagnostic pathway
Lesson plan · Induction · Early-career EM · Preparation about 18 min · 45-minute session · 30-minute option
Discuss the initial chest-pain assessment and how to choose between ACS, PE and aortic investigation pathways.
Learner preparation Facilitator guide
Assessing chest pain
Lesson plan · Medical students · Preparation about 12 min · 45-minute session · 30-minute option
Use an aortic presentation and a postoperative PE concern to practise a broad differential and selective investigation.
Learner preparation Facilitator guide

Teaching programmes

Starting in Emergency Medicine
Teaching programme
1 relevant session in this programme.
Early-career Emergency Medicine
Teaching programme
1 relevant session in this programme.
Medical Student Emergency Medicine Placement
Teaching programme
1 relevant session in this programme.

Lesson links are St Emlyn’s educational mappings. Their individual clinical-review status still applies; attending a session does not demonstrate curriculum competence.