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Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... a pericardial effusion ... With chest and belly ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... Aortic #Dissection
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... presented with chest ... associated pericardial effusion ... /tamponade. ... #Dissection #POCUS
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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with Tamponade ... unstable pt w/ chest ... #Tamponade #Cardiac ... #POCUS #cardiology ... #clinical #s4c
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... dissection.- Michael ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
in Pulmonary Hypertension ... Signs of Tamponade ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Cardiac