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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG ... #Aortic #Aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... EKG: afib, twi I ... #Aorta #POCUS # ... Echocardiogram # ... Clinical #Ultrasound
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... Type A Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... STEMI on EKG ... #plax #clinical
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... the abdominal aorta ... spermatic vein Secondary ... scrotal venous distention ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... hypertension and signs ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
Secondary Glaucoma ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... alteration in ECM ... nerve head - Ischemic ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... alteration in ECM ... nerve head - Ischemic ... central vision #Secondary ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology