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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... test (with 24-h urine ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
abdominal mass, hypotension ... have claimed that POCUS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #AAA
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... - VCU Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
Rupture on Abdominal POCUS ... back pain and hypotension ... direct detection of signs ... high, in this case ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the ... widening of the aortic ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter and crescent sign in 30 yo female patient reporting 3 months
Enlarged optic nerve ... diameter and crescent sign ... #Ocular #POCUS ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #crescent #sign
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Quadricuspid Aortic ... decade of life w/sign ... approx 20% of cases ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension ... Signs of Tamponade ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Echocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... Signs of congestion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... This case illustrates ... 100% reliable sign ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus