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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... What is the pathology ... on #POCUS ? ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Cardiology #clinical
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... IABP) Intra-aortic ... placed through an arterial ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
aortic root, and ... left atrium should ... these can hint at pathology ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... of developing atrial ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... Ao, aorta; DTI, ... time; LA, left atrium ... diameter; RA, right atrium ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
Echocardiogram (TEE ... ME Left Atrial Appendage ... UE Aortic Arch LAX ... Windows #Views #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
masses...initially diagnosed ... mass just beneath the ... aortic valve Anguished ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #plax
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... block, annular or aortic ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis