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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... pathology on #POCUS ... are dilated. ... #Dissection #POCUS
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
POCUS Reference ... MSK • DVT • IVC ... • Aorta • Cardiac ... sspillai01 #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Diagnosis
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
tamponade • TANK: IVC ... Heart • I - IVC ... E-FAST • A - Aorta ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Pericardial Effusion - Dilated ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
Embolism on Multiple POCUS ... - Dilated RV ... Interdependence (PSAX) - Dilated ... IVC #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #clinical #POCUS
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stenosis: • Aortic ... • Prolapse • Dilated ... Ventricle/Annulus • Dilated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Severe Aortic Stenosis on POCUS

Calcified Aortic valve leaflets with minimal opening. LVH likely secondary to AS
Severe Aortic Stenosis ... on POCUS Calcified ... Aortic valve leaflets ... function and not yet dilated ... #Stenosis #POCUS
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe Aortic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... Hypertension, Age-Related ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... What's the Diagnosis ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Regurgitation • Aortic ... Stenosis • Aortic ... Regurgitation Dilated ... #Differential #Diagnosis