9 results
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Pregnancy • Optic ... DVT • IVC • Aorta ... • Cardiac ... #Measurements #Ultrasound ... #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
drops his BP in ED ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #Clinical #Ultrasound
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
proximal ascending aorta ... Division Chief, Ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #Echocardiogram ... AorticDissection #Aorta
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
from sternum - bed ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... Instructions #procedure #emergency
24 yo M sent from clinic to ED for + blood cultures. POCUS shows aortic valve
from clinic to ED ... POCUS shows aortic ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #PLAX ... #AorticValve #Aorta
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
Traumatic Cardiac ... Arrest: ED Thoracotomy ... Evacuate Pericardium ... Massage Cross-Clamp Aorta ... Instructions #procedure #emergency
Large pleural effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal Long Axis

On parasternal long axis, use the descending
effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram ... descending thoracic aorta ... (shown here in red ... track behind the aorta ... , pericardial effusions
CT scan with IV contrast showing acute Stanford type A dissection of the ascending aorta. The
the ascending aorta ... ruptures into the pericardium ... is evidence of cardiac ... AorticDissection #CTChest #Emergency
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
either single-photon ... emission tomography (PET ... significantly worse on echocardiogram ... (aortic valve area ... inflammation of pericardium