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Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... appearance of a pericardial ... effusion, as well ... With chest and belly ... jaffa_md #Clinical #POCUS
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Injury Syndrome, Dissection ... #Effusion #Differential
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... )- Differential ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... #Differential #
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... Hypertrophy - Pericardial ... Effusion - Dilated ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... - SCAD • Pericardium ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Emphysema - Lung ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... inferior part of the lung ... since the heart or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... • Abdominal Distention
Malignant Pleural Effusions
Malignant pleural effusion with atelectasis. Echo was ordered after chest x-ray to rule out
ordered after chest ... rule out a large pericardial ... effusion. ... #lung #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Aortic Dissection ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... Echogenic pericardial ... effusion seen. ... Ultrasound #Flap #Long