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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 ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
Protocol Rapid Ultrasound ... View 2. ... Aortic Slide Views ... DVT depending on clinical ... POCUS #Protocol #diagnosis
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
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... Adults Current ACC ... gradient of >50 mmHg (2) ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
silhouette of the aortic ... paratracheal line (> 2- ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Normal #Labeled
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 ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis
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
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
chest revealed a cardiac ... apex, aortic arch ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener