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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... ) 42 yo F with chest ... pathology on #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
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 ... Dissection #Flap #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Threatening Causes of Chest ... Pain - Differential ... • ACS • Aortic ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #ChestPain #Chest
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... 's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #Echocardiogram
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS ... complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... leads Cardiac ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
severe retrosternal chest ... pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 3/ #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Consider aortic ... presenting with chest ... disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... nitrates.2 Acute chest ... Dull, oppressive chest ... such as MI or aortic ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... widening of the aortic ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
injury (e.g., cardiac ... esophageal perforation. chest ... injury Blunt chest ... Radiation Aortic ... #Pericarditis #Differential