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Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

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

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
Aortic Dissection ... Hemothorax on POCUS ... BP 150/90, HR 75x ... Always, #POCUS ... #Flap #Long #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... identified dissection flap ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #Flap
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
in long axis. ... intimal dissection flap ... wondered why we keep BP ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Flap #Sagittal
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
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... in parasternal long ... In this case, the ... 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:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Complications - Differential ... : • Cardiac Tamponade ... Contusion • Acute Aortic ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #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 ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Radiation Aortic ... #Pericarditis #Differential