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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Algorithm History ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... , LET, lipase, PT ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
called to bedside.. pt ... after I wheeled pt ... TTE, parasternal long ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... No PMH. ... Always, #POCUS ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Flap #Long
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Heart Failure - Aortic ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Middle age male with hx of seizures presents with cp. comfortable. Has sz in ED, gets
Type A Dissection ... - Parasternal Long ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Aortic ... #Dissection #TypeA
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; PCH ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Aortic Dissection ... Flap on Abdominal POCUS ... POCUS done. ... Dissection flap ... #Flap #Long #Sagittal
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Parasternal long ... dissection. ... #Dissection #POCUS
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... ARB • CCB (long ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... Dissection ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
Aortic Dissection ... in long axis. ... is an intimal dissection ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aortic #Dissection