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Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... Echocardiogram Case ... TTE, parasternal long ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
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 ... TypeA #Aortic #Dissection ... #Notch #Aorta #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 ... #PLAX #Aortic #Dissection
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... Mismatching in either direction ... bypassing the lungs
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Injury Syndrome, Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
filling, Obesity/Distention ... DDx: Obstructive lung ... hyperinflation, Ischemia, Distention ... Treat underlying cause
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... Headache • Carotid Dissection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes