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POCUS for diagnosis of Aortic Dissection - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound evaluation
POCUS for diagnosis ... of Aortic Dissection ... point-of-care ultrasound ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #ebm
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular: Aortic dissection ... anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pediatric Fractures - Salter-Harris Classification 
Pneumonic: SALTR
#Diagnosis #Radiology #Ortho #Peds #Fracture #SalterHarris #Classification #Types #SALTR #Mnemonic
Pneumonic: SALTR #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Ortho
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... ChestXRay #AorticKnob #Dissection
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Tamponade, pulmonary ... HTN, aortic dissection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular: - Aortic dissection ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... ACS • Aortic Dissection ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #differential #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... #Chest #Pain #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Aortic Dissection ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA #Dissection ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound