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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Axis (PLAX) - Point ... Dissection - Aortic ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Parasternal #LongAxis #PLAX
Middle age male with hx of seizures presents with cp. comfortable. Has sz in ED, gets
Type A Dissection ... - Parasternal Long ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Aortic #Dissection
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Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... (PLAX) Parasternal ... long axis of the ... #Dissection #POCUS
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POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... POCUS #Dyspnea # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Echocardiogram Case ... TTE, parasternal long ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #PLAX
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This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... enlargement of the aortic ... an identified dissection ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
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Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... ARB • CCB (long ... Ischemic Stoke* • Aortic ... Dissection
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
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Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
pleura using blunt dissection ... ensure that the lung ... the tube as it passes ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management