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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram ... ) 42 yo F with chest ... Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Vascular: - Aortic ... Pain: • Chest ... Other Causes of Chest ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... Consider aortic ... presenting with chest ... Tearing/sharp/stabbing
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... the ascending aorta ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... cardionerds #Aortic ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Pulmonary Embolism (chest ... Hypertension - Chest ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Aortic Dilatation on Cardiac MRI and corresponding Chest XRay 

Abnormal CXR, mild dyspnoea but no chest
Aortic Dilatation ... corresponding Chest ... dyspnoea but no chest ... CardiacMRI #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Radiology
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... tissue d/o, blunt chest ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Cardiology