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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
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... ) 42 yo F with chest ... - aortic dissection ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #TypeA
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR ... • CBC, BMP, LET
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Aortic Dissection ... With chest and belly ... The radiology resident ... @jaffa_md #Clinical ... Aortic #Dissection
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
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
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... presents with chest ... #Dissection #Flap ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology ... #clinical
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... Dissection ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
sudden onset of chest ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta ... #clinical #chestct ... #radiology #TypeA