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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Dissection (TAD ... Aortic insuff, pericardial ... effusion, & AOFT ... #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... Sagittal View POCUS ... appearance of a pericardial ... effusion, as well ... jaffa_md #Clinical #POCUS
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Tamponade on POCUS

Parasternal long with some RV collapse explaining this cancer patient's
Malignant Pericardial ... Effusion causing ... Tamponade on POCUS ... #Effusion #Malignant ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Echocardiogram
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dissection - Aortic ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial ... Effusion on Echocardiogram ... removed - Suspected Malignancy ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
)- Differential ... NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal ... #Differential #
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... and a pericardial ... effusion. ... #Dissection #POCUS
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Effusion - Differential ... Behcet Syndrome • Malignant ... , Melanoma • Malignant ... Injury Syndrome, Dissection ... #Effusion #Differential
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... • Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... of associated pericardial ... effusion/tamponade ... #Dissection #POCUS