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POCUS is specific, not sensitive for aortic dissection. See an intimal flap? You are done. 
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POCUS is specific ... #Transverse #Aortic ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Intimal ... #Flap
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... in the descending ... aorta. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
life threatening diagnosis ... The aorta is the ... anterior third of the aorta ... AorticDissection #Aorta ... #Flap #Transverse
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
a suprasternal notch ... flap in a patient ... The POCUS allowed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta