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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... #causes
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
absent femoral pulses ... Echocardiogram shows ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology #carotid
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
on Echocardiogram ... absent femoral pulses ... Echocardiogram shows ... #cardiology #clinical ... #pocus #aorta
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... An easy case for ... structure in the aorta ... #Catheter #Aorta ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Coarctation on Chest CT
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... absent femoral pulses ... Echocardiogram shows ... coarctation #ChestCT #cardiology ... #clinical #aorta
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
Complex Aortic Atheroma ... statin in all cases ... #Atheroma #aorta ... #SSN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management