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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... male with hypertension ... Look at the intimal ... flap in the descending ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Case of the ... week: Outpt TTE, ... This is a TTE, parasternal ... You can see the ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... considerably depending on the ... - Pulmonary edema ... this is unclear, the ... might support the
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... ) at the level of ... the Aortic Valve ... heart strain (pulmonary ... #echocardiogram
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Differential Diagnosis The ... cardiopulmonary • Aortic ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... • Evaluate for causes ... diagnosis #cardiology #echocardiogram
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Approach to the ... Framework for Hypotension ... depletion • Pulmonary ... regurgitation • Aortic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... a patient with Pulmonary ... the cause of this ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #cardiology #PLAX
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... receptors, blocking the ... Mechanism: facilitates the ... - Mechanism: causes
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