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TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... surgery for this Type ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... 894948633954717697 #TypeA ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... patient had a type ... RJonesSonoEM #TypeB
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... tests after AL amyloidosis ... marrow biopsy • Echocardiogram ... electrophoresis • Confirm type ... TnT, proBNP #Amyloidosis
Type A Aortic Dissection with Hemopericardium

This patient presents with chest pain. Which is the best next
Type A Aortic Dissection ... this patient's type ... No evidence of tamponade ... Aortic #Dissection #TypeA ... #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
configuration Types ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types ... tamponade, or tension ... Tamponade: pericardial ... #Shock #Types #Pathophysiology ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... or the type of ... mixed, hemodynamic measurements ... tamponade. ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... Amyloid, Wild Type ... Mucopolysaccharidosis Type
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... - Most common type ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types ... #diagnosis #management