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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta ... #clinical #cardiology ... #TypeA #proximal
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... - GI tract: abdominal ... < 30 years - Aorta ... • GCA: - Aorta ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... neurofibromatosis, vasculitis ... Classification #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Dissection on POCUS ... a type A aortic ... dynamic intimal flap ... in the aorta and ... #clinical #cardiology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... to-and-fro peristalsis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
increasing abdominal ... diagnosis of SBO ... characteristic to-and-fro ... : 9.55 for clinical ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
life threatening diagnosis ... vessel anterior and ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse