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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 (PLAX) 42 yo ... - aortic dissection ... #Dissection #POCUS
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Algorithm History ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... PLAX view) 39 yo ... dissection with ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA #Dissection ... #Aortic #Aorta
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... Factors: Male, yo ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... includes ascending aorta ... #Dissection #Diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissection • ... Aortic aneurysm ... • Aortic coarctation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
42 yo men with ... triple-rule-out (CAD, PE, aortic ... aortic dissection ... ChrisTescheMD #aortic ... #dissection #aorta
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... Dissection ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... - Descending Aorta ... on POCUS 45 yo ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Flap #Long
Management of acute aortic dissection
#Management #Aortic #Dissection #Algorithm
Management of acute aortic ... dissection #Management ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #Algorithm