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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... is caused by a ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Echocardiogram Case ... TTE, parasternal long ... , looking at aortic ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... Always, #POCUS ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Flap #Long
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
Aortic Dissection ... in long axis. ... wondered why we keep BP ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aortic #Dissection
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Malignancy: Primary lung ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... Postprocedural, Lung ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
(most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Breast Leukemia Lung ... Radiation Aortic ... dissection (with ... #Pericarditis #Differential