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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 ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... • Structural: Calcific ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... #Hypertension # ... Radiology #cardiology #diagnosis
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
Rupture on Abdominal POCUS ... back pain and hypotension ... direct detection of signs ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... Rupture #Abdominal #POCUS
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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< 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... purpura: strong sign ... aneurysm • Medium
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
acceleration time; Ao = aorta ... and McConnell sign ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... undifferentiated hypotension ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... ultrasound #abdominal #aneurysm ... #aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with untreated hypertensive ... The POCUS allowed ... with suspicious signs ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms