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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... presents with chest pain ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection on 4D Flow Cardiac MRI 

Arrow points to fenestration, caused by separation of intercostal
on 4D Flow Cardiac ... fenestration, caused ... Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD ... #aorta #clinical ... #flap #TypeB
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... disease/AMI • PUD ... • Abdominal aortic ... #Differential #
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
done for chest pain ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... interscapular pain ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... disease (e.g., aortic ... Symptoms: • Chest pain ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic ... for Causes of Pericarditis ... Vasculitis, etc A - Aorta ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology