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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Type A Aortic Dissection ... supports PE or other causes ... Suprasternal #Notch #Aorta ... #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... Pulse deficit/differential
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... EMERGENT: Vertebral dissection ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... - Aortic dissection ... Atherosclerotic plaque • Dissection ... coagulation and other causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Headache • Carotid Dissection ... Pupils #Defects #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... Mimicking Dissection ... Echocardiogram An easy case ... for POCUS / FoCUS ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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Vision loss - Differential ... atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection ... Caused by decreased ... Ocular causes - ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Type A Aortic Dissection ... supports PE or other causes ... #Suprasternal #Aorta ... #POCUS #Labeled