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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic dissection ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Carotid artery dissection ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... • Aortic Dissection ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cystic #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... gas equation • Causes ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... Mismatching in either direction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Family history, ultrasound ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Carotid/Vertebral Dissection ... #Headaches #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Urology