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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 ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... #Echocardiogram
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
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
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
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled ... #anatomy
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Tamponade, pulmonary ... systemic HTN, aortic ... dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
for instance the normal ... , aneurysm, dissection ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Normal #Labeled
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Lateral E/e' <8 • Aortic ... E/e' > 10 • Aortic ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
2 patients w/ different ... diagnoses. ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled