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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 ... in the descending ... aorta. ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... pathology on #POCUS ... and ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... bilateral effusion depending ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Aortic Dissection - Descending Aorta with Hemothorax on POCUS

45 yo F, 6 hours of chest pain.
- Descending Aorta ... Hemothorax on POCUS ... Always, #POCUS ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Flap #Long
POCUS is specific, not sensitive for aortic dissection. See an intimal flap? You are done. 
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POCUS is specific ... See an intimal flap ... lawrencehaines #Clinical #POCUS ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Flap
Step by step approach for diagnosis of pleural effusion by Lung Ultrasound

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1062-x

#Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung #Pleural #Effusion
for diagnosis of pleural ... effusion by Lung ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Pleural ... Instructions #Steps #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural
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 ... Dissection #Flap ... #Descending
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... identified dissection flap ... in the proximal ascending ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Flap
"Well ma'am, your gallbladder looks fine... not sure what could be causing all that pain" 
Michael
PratsEM #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #Aortic ... #Dissection #Descending ... #Flap