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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe Aortic ... Endocarditis, Acute Prosthetic ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Degeneration, Prosthetic ... Karan Desai MD, MPH
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... w CP drops his BP ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... BP 91/62, HR81, ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tract • BPH ... • Prostate ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
renal vein between aorta ... Diverticulum Urethra/Prostate ... catheterization • BPH ... • Prostate cancer
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - BP ... Anatomic Causes: • Aortic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... Hemothorax on POCUS ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... Always, #POCUS ... #Flap #Long #POCUS
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Surgery • Prostate ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
patient's baseline Bp ... extremely elevated Bp ... presence of increased optic ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
Aortic Dissection ... the abdominal aorta ... wondered why we keep BP ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #LongAxis