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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Secondary Causes ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
Proximal aorta transverse ... “clock mantle” sign ... ) #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... #ClockMantle #Sign
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... and signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Differential #
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #mercedes #sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... of Hypertension ... Coarctation of Aorta ... #Hypertension # ... differential #diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Dissection Flap on POCUS ... Elderly male with hypertension ... the descending aorta ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension ... • Evaluate for signs ... • Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
auscultated) - 10% - Differential ... Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension ... Exacerbation of Systemic Hypertension ... Tensor Tympani / Palatal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes