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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... View (A5C) • SC Abdominal ... Aorta Long Axis ... • PSAX: Aortic ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... hemopericardium and tamponade ... #Aortic #Aorta ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
dissection, aneurysms ... , DVT HI-MAP Approach ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... • Cardiac surgery ... 100-120, Target MAP ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
(AAA) on POCUS ... ultrasound of a man ... in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... appears to mimic dissection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... de novo between aorta ... or within the aorta
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... #management #cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis