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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
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
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Life Threatening Causes ... of Chest Pain - ... • ACS • Aortic ... Dissection • ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... hours of chest pain ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... patients with chest pain ... #Aorta #Flap #Long
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest pain ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
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
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... pyelonephritis - BWH ... #primarycare #msk
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... Diagnosis #causes
Carotid Artery Dissection on POCUS - Long Axis

Type A Aortic Dissection with neck pain... normal neurological
on POCUS - Long ... Axis Type A Aortic ... neck pain... normal ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #Neck #Long
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Diseases #ILD #Causes ... #Differential #
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