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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... - PLAX Elderly ... patient had a type ... RJonesSonoEM #TypeB ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... Intimal flap seen ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... clinical #cardiology #TypeA
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Long-Axis View (PLAX ... (PSAX) Views ... Long Axis • PSAX ... : Aortic Valve ( ... ) View • PSAX:
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... proximal and look for Aortic ... jchristianfox #AorticValve ... #Aorta #mercedes ... Clinical #cardiology #PSAX
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... wheeled pt to ER Type ... A Aortic Dissection ... bmorecardiology #TypeA ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Can you spot the ... #TypeA #Aortic ... cardiology #clinical #plax
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... patient had a type ... dynamic intimal flap ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
flap in a patient ... with a Stanford Type ... with suspicious signs ... Clinical #POCUS #CardiacUS ... #TypeB #AorticDissection
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Risk Stratify Type ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... What is the type ... medical and surgical management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Large vessels (aorta ... Loss of vision • Aortic ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Antibodies to type ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management