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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest pain ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
- Diagnosis and ... tearing" chest pain ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... includes ascending aorta ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... score for PE • CTA ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
on Cardiac CTA ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... dissection #CardiacCTA #CCTA ... cardiology #radiology #aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
interscapular pain ... the confirmatory CTA ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Sudden onset of pain ... Large vessels (aorta ... Loss of vision • Aortic ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Antibodies to type