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Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... View Type A Aortic ... supports PE or other causes ... #TypeA #Aortic # ... Suprasternal #Notch #Aorta
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Undifferentiated shock - Algorithm for the Evaluation of Hypotension. This process for the evaluation of hypotension
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... process for the evaluation ... In the case above ... #Evaluation #POCUS ... EKG #Algorithm #Ddxof
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... withdrawal Anatomic Causes ... : • Aortic coarctation ... RAS Metabolic Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Elderly male with hypertension ... the descending aorta ... RJonesSonoEM #TypeB #Aortic
ASE Echocardiography Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
A. Color Flow Doppler
B. Pulsed Wave Doppler
C. Continuous Wave Doppler
D. Quantitative
Echocardiography Evaluation ... of Aortic Regurgitation ... Quantitative Doppler #Aortic ... #POCUS #Valve #aorta
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... of Hypertension ... Secondary Causes ... Mechanical • Aortic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
Coarctation of the Aorta ... Appears when ductus closes ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... Peds #Pediatrics #aortic
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... Evaluation: 1. ... Consider aortic
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Approach (when evaluation ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Workup #causes