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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... LA, LV, aortic root ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #clinical #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis Windows:

Aortic Valve, Mitral Valve, and Papillary Muscle Views

Understanding long and short axes in
Axis Windows: Aortic ... motion to image the LV ... cianmcdermott #PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... Views #Clinical #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
afterload & increases LV ... The thick-walled LV ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Ebstein's Anomaly on Echocardiogram

• Failure of the TV to "de-laminate" from the RV
• An abnormality of
Affects RV & TV >> LV ... Myopathy" (sometimes LV ... Ebsteins #Anomaly #A4c ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Arterial Lines - Abnormal ... Weak Beats - RV & LV ... Peak - Severe Aortic ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... Adults Current ACC ... with impaired and normal ... LV functions. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Relaxation & Decreased LV ... Mild Decrease in LV ... Moderate Decrease in LV ... Severe Decrease in LV ... #cardiology #POCUS
ASE Echocardiography Guidelines for Chamber Quantification of the Left Heart
 - LV Dimensions
 - LV Volumes
Left Heart - LV ... - LA Volume - Aortic ... Quantification #cardiology ... #pocus #diagnosis ... #LV #POCUS
Dilated Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know the
descending thoracic aorta ... echocardiographic normal ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... clinical #anatomy #cardiology ... #a4c
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
What's the diagnosis ... 3 d later with normal ... LV and RV function ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C