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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 ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... A Aortic Dissection ... valve. ... #Dissection #Aortic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... • Aortic valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
deterioration of general ... health - Aortic ... valve regurgitation ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... #Workup #Differential
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bone Fracture Central ... /signs, bidirectional ... #Causes
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... intravenous drug use, Central ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... Stroke, carotid dissection
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... most common type ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... dissection. ... with suspicious signs ... /symptoms allows ... for a more rapid diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE) General ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... valve lesions Abdominal ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis