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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 ... chest/abd/back pain ... • Cardiac surgery ... Pulse deficit/differential
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
a parasternal long ... He had no chest pain ... dissection.- Michael ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong
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
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 ... #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
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection - proximal
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... enlargement of the aortic ... an identified dissection ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Breast Leukemia Lung ... injury (e.g., cardiac ... Radiation Aortic ... dissection (with ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... • Abdominal aortic ... Chronic #Causes #Differential