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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... Evaluation: 1. ... chest/abd/back pain ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
- Descending Aorta ... hours of chest pain ... Dissection #Descending #Aorta ... #Flap #Long #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Suprasternal view of the aortic arch showing aortic dissection

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patient with chest pain ... Resolution: this ... #dissection #aorta ... Suprasternal #Notch #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Bleeding, abdominal pain ... • Should be on differential ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
POCUS This patient ... Resolution: Antibiotics ... to the thoracic aorta ... #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound
AAA rupture with retroperitoneal bleed on ultrasound

65yo male smoker presents with left flank pain after a
with left flank pain ... Resolution: https ... retroperitoneal #bleed #POCUS ... #clinical #Ultrasound ... AorticAneurysm #Aorta
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... retrosternal chest pain ... the most common long ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Popliteal Aneurysm on Leg POCUS

An 80yo male presented with right leg pain. A DVT ultrasound behind
Aneurysm on Leg POCUS ... with right leg pain ... Resolution: Abdominal ... aorta. ... #clinical #ultrasound
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Also known as: Lung ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... patients), • Chest pain ... erosion into the aorta