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LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Dissection on POCUS ... Cath LAD dissection ... Coronary #Artery #Dissection ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PSAX #Clinical
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) 42 yo F ... LA, LV, aortic root ... #PLAX #clinical
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
PLAX. ... Bit Las Vegas gains ... 😉 lovely HOCM case ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... Echocardiogram Case ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Aortic Dissection ... • Herpes Simplex ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
- Mediators: lgE ... causes mast-cell ... Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... allergy #table #classification
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... presentation Urinalysis: LE ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
Some great cases ... Descending Aortic Dissection ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #PSAX #Aortic # ... Dissection #Flap
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case of Carney Complex (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram
Carney Complex (CC) - characterized
Multi-chamber Myxoma in a case ... of Carney Complex ... (CC) on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Carney Complex ... cardiology #a4c #plax
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Complex Pericardial ... with Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... RJonesSonoEM #Complex ... Echocardiogram #PLAX