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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... (nl <4 cm) Labeled ... #Dissection #Aortic
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Axis (PSAX) - Level ... of the Papillary ... Axis (PSAX) - Level ... of the Aortic Valve ... Windows #Anatomy #labeled
TypeA Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

80yo F presents with CP&SOB after syncope. BP 91/62, HR81, O2sat
TypeA Aortic Dissection ... EKG: afib, twi I ... Labeled Schematic ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Clinical #Ultrasound #PLAX
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Echocardiogram - PLAX ... Diagnosis? ... #Aortic #Dissection ... Echocardiogram #PLAX
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... : Mitral Valve ( ... #TTE #Echocardiogram
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... Echocardiogram STEMI on EKG ... Can you spot the ... #Aortic #Dissection
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
Parasternal Short ... Valve in a plane ... shows all three ... leaflets coining the ... Clinical #cardiology #PSAX
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Type A Dissection ... A Aortic Dissection ... valve. ... #Dissection #Aortic ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... wall of the aorta ... • Aortic valve disease ... • Cardiac surgery ... #Dissection #diagnosis
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 ... A aortic dissection ... clinical #cardiology #labeled