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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #PLAX #Cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... abdominal mass, hypotension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #AAA #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Transverse
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #Causes #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Orthostatic Hypotension ... • Mitral/Aortic ... • AFib/AFlutter ... #Algorithm #causes
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
back pain and hypotension ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... high, in this case ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... An easy case for ... The flap-like structure ... in the aorta was ... #Catheter #Aorta
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
- Differential Diagnosis ... and/or portal hypertensive ... Inherited syndromes (FAP ... , Hematobilia, Aorto-enteric ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
undifferentiated hypotension ... to diagnose through ... ultrasound sometimes ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... : AVNRT Red Flag ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... Commonly patients are hypertensive ... The diagnosis can ... #radiology #aorta