Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Elderly male with hypertension ... Diagnosis? ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Cardiology #clinical
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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 β€’ Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... the ascending aorta ... #Hypertension # ... Radiology #cardiology #diagnosis
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload β€œD Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... RV Overload β€œD Sign ... @Pocus101 #DSign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
"Mercedes Benz Sign ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #mercedes #sign ... #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
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Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 β€’ RV size - Enlarged
 β€’ LA
Artery Hypertension ... Lateral E/e' <8 β€’ Aortic ... E/e' > 10 β€’ Aortic ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 β€’ Record estimated PASP
 β€’ Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... β€’ Evaluate for signs ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
POCUS Reference Measurements
 β€’ Gallbladder
 β€’ Urinary Bladder
 β€’ GI Tract
 β€’ Pregnancy
 β€’ Optic Nerve
Pregnancy β€’ Optic ... DVT β€’ IVC β€’ Aorta ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
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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 ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis