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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
septal defect (VSD ... ) 2. ... Overriding aorta ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
paratracheal line (> 2- ... elongation of the aorta ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Normal #Labeled
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
Findings/diagnosis ... What if this was 2- ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... possibly renal ... failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... severe RUQ pain, renal ... insufficiency (Cr ... so have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (5) Layered clot ... clinically be in ... #cardiology #a4c
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
our ED residents and ... benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... Tamponade #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c