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This is what the intimal flap of an Aortic Dissection looks like on Ultrasound. Be able
intimal flap of an Aortic ... Be able to recognize ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #Aorta ... #Aortic #Longitudinal
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... Axis • PSAX: Aortic ... Map #Comparison #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Definition: State of cellular ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... warm #wet #dry #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... Tendinae causing Aortic ... Regurgitation In cases ... of significant aortic ... echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
Some great cases ... Descending Aortic ... Dissection #Clinical #POCUS ... #PSAX #Aortic #
Quadricuspid Aortic Valve on Echocardiogram

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve - very rare, usually presents in the 5-6th decade
Quadricuspid Aortic ... Quadricuspid Aortic ... approx 20% of cases ... #Quadricuspid #Aortic ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
Complex Aortic Atheroma ... statin in all cases ... Ivan_Echocardio #Complex #Aortic ... #Atheroma #aorta ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
AAA on POCUS 
The echo swirling suggests a very low pressure, almost venous. Pt without prior
AAA on POCUS The ... Vitals stable. ... AAA #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
just beneath the aortic ... clinically completely stable ... clinical #cardiology #pocus