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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG ... , nl CXR. ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... ChestXRay #AorticKnob #Dissection
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... dissection • ... Takayasu disease • Normal ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... dissection. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Dissection #CalciumSign
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
in a: Line or stripe ... para tracheal stripe ... , aneurysm, dissection ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
chest pain, a normal ... x-ray and and ECG ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
characterized by an abnormal ... . 1 Slurred upstroke ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
: Acute STEMI, Aortic ... dissection, PE, ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
a sequence of abnormal ... disease, brainstem stroke ... fibers in the optic ... ophthalmology #clinical ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
this are tumors, strokes ... for retrobulbar optic ... the hospital, diagnosed ... days, followed by oral ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam