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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 ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential ... #Dissection #diagnosis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... highlight selected differentials ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... #diagnosis #mimics
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... in parasternal long ... dissection.- Michael ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
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
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
- Interstitial lung ... eosinophilia. and cardiac ... skin lesions BWH ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Diagnosis Framework ... Malignancy: Primary lung ... Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... Postprocedural, Lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm