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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... dissection with ... #Aortic #Aorta ... #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #Dissection #Aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... , Traumatic Injury ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
down) with same direction ... rotating in the same direction ... commonly parasellar masses ... fibers in the optic ... Seesaw #nystagmus #ophthalmology
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Heart Failure - Aortic ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ... Case of the ... to ER Type A Aortic ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #Flap #Echocardiogram
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... • Muscular Injury
Transient Monocular Vision loss - Differential Diagnosis
Ischemia	
 - Large artery disease (atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection).
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atherothrombosis, embolus, dissection ... Caused by decreased ... changes in gaze/eye ... Ocular causes - ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Aortic dissection ... - Aortic mural ... Atherosclerotic plaque • Dissection ... coagulation and other causes ... Vasculitis • Injury
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound