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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... ) 42 yo F with chest ... pathology on #POCUS ... - aortic dissection ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type A Aortic Dissection with Aortic Regurg Jet on POCUS

Sudden onset chest pain. Disturbingly normal vitals.
Type A Aortic Dissection ... Jet on POCUS ... Sudden onset chest ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Clinical
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... Sagittal View POCUS ... With chest and belly ... jaffa_md #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #Aortic
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest ... #Dissection #Flap ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Threatening Causes of Chest ... Pain - Differential ... • ACS • Aortic ... Dissection • ... #Pain #differential
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... dissection in any ... presenting with chest ... Pulse deficit/differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Stenosis - Ischemic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Stenosis - Diastolic ... Heart Failure - Aortic ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... Pain: • Chest ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... dissection • ... Aortic aneurysm ... Stenosis: • Anacrotic ... Disorders #Cardiology #Differential