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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 ... - PLAX Elderly ... at the intimal flap ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Flap on Transthoracic ... Echocardiogram Case ... flap. ... #Flap #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Intimal flap seen ... aorta - aortic dissection ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... rupture Initial workup ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Some great cases from last week's image review: This one from LSU EM intern Dr. Bethany
Some great cases ... Descending Aortic Dissection ... Clinical #POCUS #PSAX ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #Flap #Descending
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... type A aortic dissection ... dynamic intimal flap ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Aortic Intimal Flap ... Aortic intimal flap ... Aortic #Intimal #Flap ... #dissection #a4c ... #plax #Echocardiogram
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
an identified dissection ... flap located in ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... AorticDissection #Aorta #Flap
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... tamponade recurs. ❿ Plan ... specialist referral. ⓫ Plan ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
chlorhexidine as cause ... as a possible cause ... • Plan for repeat ... feasible (Box B). ⓭ Plan ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup