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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... - Pericardial Effusion ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... Clinical #Ultrasound #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 ... insuff, pericardial effusion ... supports PE or other causes ... #Notch #Aorta #POCUS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Abnormalities • Pleural Effusions ... • Abdominal Distention ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... Mismatching in either direction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... Echocardiogram Case ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PSAX view Patient ... associated pericardial effusion ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... Injury Syndrome, Dissection ... #Causes #cardiology