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There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... ChestXRay #AorticKnob #Dissection ... #APWindow
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... window and the ... dissection. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
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
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
Parasternal View on POCUS ... trans-valvular velocity in aortic ... stenosis or dissection ... #Parasternal #window ... #clinical #cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
Aortopulmonary window ... interface below the aorta ... and above the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #APWindow
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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