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Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
Parasternal View on POCUS ... to assess trans-valvular ... velocity in aortic ... stenosis or dissection ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... with CTA. ... #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
80 y/o w severe abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #vascular #pocus
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... and standard treatment ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... Delta Hospital #Clinical ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
Aortic dissection ... life threatening diagnosis ... If a dissection ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... Management #Summary #vascular
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... event (low flow vascular ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... : - Treatment of
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis