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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... LA, LV, aortic root ... and ascending aorta ... seen in ascending aorta ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Apical 4-chamber (A4) Apical 4 Chamber view demonstrating the right ventricle (RV), right atrium (RA), left
Apical 4-chamber (A4 ... right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... EM #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Apical #A4 #ApicalFourChamber
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... papillary muscles #Clinical ... #Cardiology #POCUS ... #PSAX #ALiEM
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
Normal Coronary Sinus on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
Dilated CS can be mistaken as descending thoracic aorta. Know
Normal Coronary ... (PLAX) Dilated ... descending thoracic aorta ... #Coronary #Sinus ... #PLAX #clinical
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
yo M sent from clinic ... POCUS shows aortic ... Also, LV dilation ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta
Severe Aortic Valve Calcifications on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

42 yo woman, an extraordinary etiology of severe AS.
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... failure status with LV ... and RV dysfunction ... #Valve #aorta # ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Parasternal Long Axis view with measurement. Note the right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (S), left ventricle
right ventricle (RV ... left ventricle (LV ... leaflet (*), and aorta ... #POCUS #Parasternal ... LongAxis #PSLA #ALiEM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... • Preoperative coronary