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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 ... ultrasound_vcu #DoubleValve ... #Sign #TypeA #Aortic ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis? ... aorta. ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #Cardiology #clinical
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the ... aorta - Indwelling ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Echocardiogram Case ... TTE, 3month f/u ... A Aortic Dissection ... valve. ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) occurs in about 1% of the population. This figure – adapted for
Bicuspid aortic ... echo PSAX view ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Bicuspid #Aortic ... #Types #Raphes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... of the aorta. ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
disorders: - aortic ... regurgitation - aortic ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
general health - Aortic ... valve regurgitation ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... depending on the ... #Workup #Differential
CREAM Mnemonic for Causes of Aortic Regurgitation

C - Congenital (Bicuspid Aortic Valve)
R - Rheumatic disease -
CREAM Mnemonic for Causes ... Valve) R - Rheumatic ... Regurgitation #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology