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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... - aortic dissection ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... a type B dissection ... the descending aorta ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Cardac CTA showing ... Type A Dissection ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta ... #cardiaccta #cardiology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
• Most common type ... rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... vascular → RV failure ... Classification #Types
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... vascular → RV failure ... pneumothorax, cardiac
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... a type A aortic ... intimal flap in the aorta ... #Dissection #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
A Type A dissection ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... #dissection #CardiacCTA ... #radiology #aorta
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... dissection. ... This 40ish year old ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta