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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest pain ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram ... yo F with chest pain ... and ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
life threatening diagnosis ... The aorta is the ... anterior third of the aorta ... #AbdominalUS #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap #Transverse
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
flap in a patient ... interscapular pain ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta ... #TypeB #AorticDissection