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Rupturing AAA on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

"Elderly patient presents with AMS and Hypotension RUSH exam
presents with AMS and Hypotension ... , initial FAST negative ... , Aorta (as shown ... perforation next to Aorta ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #Causes #cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... to the risk of rupture ... abdominal mass, hypotension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
tachycardia and hypotension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #Ruptured
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
POCUS Elderly ... back pain and hypotension ... direct detection of signs ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on ... undifferentiated hypotension ... everything else is negative ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... patients with a negative ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with untreated hypertensive ... The POCUS allowed ... with suspicious signs ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta