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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 ... at the intimal flap ... TypeB #Aortic #Dissection ... #PLAX #Cardiology
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat ... EKG: afib, twi I ... for this Type A Dissection ... TypeA #Aortic #Dissection
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... how close the dissection ... flap gets to the ... The radiology resident ... Aorta #Aortic #Dissection
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic Dissection ... Intimal flap seen ... aorta - aortic dissection ... MaimoUltrasound #Aortic #Dissection ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Electrocardiogram (EKG ... Digoxin effect on ECG ... mustache) - Flag ... #Cardiology #Digitalis ... #ECG
LAD Coronary Artery Dissection on POCUS

Severe CP x 1 hour, Ant/Sept STEMI on EKG.  ED
Coronary Artery Dissection ... /Sept STEMI on EKG ... Cath LAD dissection ... Coronary #Artery #Dissection ... PSAX #Clinical #Cardiology
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
counterclockwise in direction ... At times, the direction ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
positive to negative direction ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Aortic Intimal Flap ... Aortic intimal flap ... elevations in different ECG ... #dissection #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... = Biomarkers + ECG ... STEMI, Aortic dissection ... #Ischemia #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology