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Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... This is NOT an aortic ... structure in the aorta ... #Catheter #Aorta ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... The radiology resident ... Elias Jaffa MD MS ... @jaffa_md #Clinical ... #POCUS #Aorta #
AAA is defined as a localized balloon-like dilatation of the abdominal aorta greater than 3cm. Risk
the abdominal aorta ... AAAs should be closely ... Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... Look at the thickness ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
demonstrating an ... the linear or fine ... with suspicious signs ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
surgery to make an ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
10% depending on clinical ... massage -descending aorta ... Patient should be ... for cross-clamp aorta ... loss of vital signs