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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? ... the descending aorta ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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 ... #Aortic #Aorta ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
an identified dissection ... proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
• PIPE: Aortic dissection ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
Aortic dissection ... life threatening diagnosis ... If a dissection ... The aorta is the ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection ... - Ascending Aorta ... Reduction • Myocardial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Cardiomyopathic → myocardial ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... Classification #Types #diagnosis
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
thoracic aortic dissection ... The POCUS allowed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Cardiomyopathic → myocardial ... valvular rupture, dissection ... of ascending aorta ... Classification #types #diagnosis
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... renal artery • Dissection ... of aorta or renal ... endocarditis • Myocardial ... #Differential #Diagnosis