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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... with hemopericardium ... #Aortic #Aorta ... #Hemopericardium
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Resolution: CT surgery ... with hemopericardium ... #Aorta #POCUS # ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
(Hemopericardium ... - Differential Diagnosis ... metastatic spread: lung ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... patients with pulmonary
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Dilatation - Aortic Dissection ... - Pericardial Effusion ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... long axis of the ... intimal flap in the aorta ... a pericardial effusion
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... Ideal direction ... drainage of an effusion ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis