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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
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Mechanical → severe aortic ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... into valve ring ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
• Most common type ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... into valve ring ... #diagnosis #management
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... This 40ish year old ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows ... for a more rapid diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Signs and symptoms ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... #management #neurology
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
the abdominal aorta ... pressure -> Vein valve ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... miosis • Tension-type ... migraine and tension-type ... - Autonomic symptoms ... meningeal irritation signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... for brain and/or optic ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... or sed rate): Value ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management