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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... Radiology #cardiology #diagnosis
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
back pain and hypotension ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... direct detection of signs ... #Aortic #Aneurysm ... #Aorta #Rupture
Aortic Root Sign

The aortic root sign an anomalous circumflex coronary artery (ACCA) that emerges from the
Aortic Root Sign ... sign an anomalous ... underneath the aorta ... #Aortic #Root #Sign ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... patient with known AAA ... de novo between aorta ... compression of AAA ... or within the aorta
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
: Acute STEMI, Aortic ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... differential #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... #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
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
obstetrics, relieve aorto-caval ... of unrelieved aorto-caval ... that may mimic signs ... • Obstetric aorto-caval ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis