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The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
describes each heart beat ... Aortic pressure ... fall after peak aortic ... this is when the aortic ... #Pathophys #Cardiology
Descending Aortic Dissection on POCUS 

Dr. Michael I. Prats
@PratsEM

#Aortic #Dissection #Descending #Aorta #POCUS #Echocardiogram #Clinical #Cardiology
Descending Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... Prats @PratsEM #Aortic ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... • Obstructive arterial ... with alternate beats ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Diastolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diastolic: • Aortic ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... arteries, Venous or arterial ... great vessel congential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... pathology on #POCUS ... #Dissection #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #TypeA
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Cardiac MRI with Severe Aortic Regurgitation
54 yo/ severe aortic regurgitation.  CMR
Quadricuspid Aortic ... valve with partial ... non-coronary cusps, and partial ... Regurgitation #CardiacMRI #clinical ... #cardiology
Bicuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram
Bicuspid Aortic valves (prevalence approx 2%) degenerate more frequently and rapidly (at
Bicuspid Aortic ... and rapidly (at least ... #Bicuspid #Aortic ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
prosthesis • Aortic ... thromboembolism (atrial ... thromboembolism (atrial ... - Duration: at least ... Heart #Valves #cardiology
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
the Newborn - Differential ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Transposition of the Great ... Arch • Aortic ... Cyanosis #Newborn #Differential