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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 ... Diagnosis? ... patient had a type ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Type A Dissection ... on POCUS (PLAX ... What's the Diagnosis ... DavidPigottMD #TypeA ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram
Bicuspid aortic valves (BAV) occurs in about 1% of the population. This figure – adapted for
valves (BAV) occurs ... echo PSAX view ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Valve #BAV #Classification ... #Types #Raphes
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
Transthoracic Echocardiogram ... week: Outpt TTE, ... This is a TTE, parasternal ... valve. ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
: Aortic Valve ( ... AV) Level • Apical ... : Mitral Valve ( ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... #Echocardiogram
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... DoubleValve #Sign #TypeA ... #Aortic #Dissection ... cardiology #clinical #plax
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... Visualized, e.g., Mitral ... valve (MV), Aortic ... valve (AV) level ... cardiology #views #TTE
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
- Differential Diagnosis ... miosis • Tension-type ... migraine and tension-type ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Photophobia in viral
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... Large vessels (aorta ... Bacterial ○ Viral ... Antibodies to type