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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 ... 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 ... Approach: • H - Heart ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Echocardiogram #Heart
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... • Aortic Dissection ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... #table
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
dissection • ... beats: • Left heart ... tamponade • AECOPD ... • Hypovolemic shock ... #Algorithm #causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Ruptured aortic ... MI - Severe heart ... exacerbation (any cause ... - Pericardial tamponade ... Classification #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
decompensated heart ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... warm #wet #dry #table
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Serial troponin; HEART
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
decompensated heart ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... tamponade, constrictive ... Classification #types #diagnosis