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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
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... the newborn Pulmonary ... PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
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
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
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
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse pressure is the ... difference between the ... blood pressure and the ... considered in the ... context of the
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Signs: Depends on the ... Pulmonary embolism ... hypovolemia and hypotension ... It is the result ... It can be the result