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Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... an hr"... see CTA ... A Aortic Dissection ... #Dissection #Aortic ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Dissection protocol ... includes ascending aorta
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... #TypeA #Aortic ... cardiology #clinical #plax
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
• Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... #Ophthalmology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... dissection. ... the confirmatory CTA ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
associated with rheumatologic ... such as MI or aortic ... dissection. ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - ... caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology