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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a tear ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... dissection • ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... 78 year old ... chest leads Cardiac ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Dissection ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... widening of the aortic ... dissection.- Michael ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Type A Aortic Dissection ... on Cardiac MRI ... evaluation and differential ... dissection! ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... on Cardiac CTA ... is an intimal tear ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Sign - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
greater than 1cm/year ... have claimed that POCUS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA