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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... Look at the intimal ... flap in the descending
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
considerably depending on the ... - Pulmonary edema ... this is unclear, the ... might support the ... diagnosis of hypertensive
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
- Differential Diagnosis ... The percentage ... cardiopulmonary • Aortic ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... hypertension
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary hypertension results in compensatory changes to the RV. The RV appears
Pulmonary hypertension ... compensatory changes to the ... The RV appears rectangular ... (from A4C) with ... prominence of the
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
and larger than the ... ascending aorta ... crosses midline at the ... level of the carina ... Radiology #cardiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism with IVC Thrombus In Transit

A patient presents with chest pain. Which of the following
Pulmonary Embolism ... Which of the following ... most support her diagnosis ... clinical #ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #a4c #mcconnells
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Approach to the ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework for Hypotension ... depletion • Pulmonary ... regurgitation • Aortic
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... Amazing how the ... it survives on the ... #cardiology #a4c
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... receptors, blocking the ... Mechanism: facilitates the