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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... drops his BP in ED ... Proximal aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
from clinic to ED ... POCUS shows aortic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #AorticValve #Aorta ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... Marfans, EDS ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Shock Treatment - ED
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
de novo between aorta ... bleeding may undergo EGD ... Sensitivity of EGD ... - If negative, EGD ... or within the aorta
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Irreversible end-organ ... Mechanical → severe aortic ... dissection of ascending aorta ... #criticalcare #differential
AAA on POCUS 
The echo swirling suggests a very low pressure, almost venous. Pt without prior
AAA on POCUS The ... Sent to ED. ... AAA #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #Aorta ... #POCUS #clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension and signs of end-organ ... Coarctation of aorta ... Workup #causes #Differential
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

This clip is taken from a 60yo female who also has left hydronephrosis.
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... interruption of the aorta ... posteriorly near the end ... AAA #Abdominal #Aortic ... #Aneurysm #POCUS
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
Cardiac Arrest: ED ... Thoracotomy Tray ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
transported to our ED ... The POCUS allowed ... Clerkship Director, ED ... Hospital #Clinical #POCUS ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta