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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Aortic #Aorta ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... C - Collapsed inferior ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
Aortic dissection ... life threatening diagnosis ... The aorta is the ... third of the aorta ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
women • DDx: Acute ... STEMI, Aortic dissection ... in avL - early inferior ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... weeks following an acute ... aortic dissection ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg