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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Dissection #Aortic ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis? ... B dissection. ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Type A Aortic Dissection ... evaluation and differential ... of aortic dissection ... #Aortic #Dissection ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... ChestXRay #AorticKnob #Dissection
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Diagnosis Acute ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign - Type ... A Aortic Dissection ... - VCU Ultrasound ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... dissection. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Dissection #CalciumSign
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissection • ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC