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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... #Dissection #Flap ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
POCUS shows aortic ... #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #Vegetation #Endocarditis ... #AorticRegurgitation
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Heart Failure - Aortic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... • Cardiac ... Measurements #Ultrasound #Echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
widening of the aortic ... dissection.- Michael ... EM #Radiology #POCUS ... #CardiacUS #ParsternalLong ... AorticDissection #AorticRegurgitation
Aortic Valve Chordae Tendinae causing Aortic Regurgitation
In cases of significant aortic regurgitation without endocarditis or significant
Aortic Valve Chordae ... regurgitation without endocarditis ... ChordaeTendinae #echocardiogram ... #clinical #pocus ... #tee #AorticRegurgitation
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... , PT. aPTT • Serial
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
enlargement of the aortic ... an identified dissection ... proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... The POCUS allowed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... dissection. ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch