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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Diagnosis? ... flap in the descending ... aorta. ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... What is the pathology ... Intimal flap seen ... #clinical #cardiology ... #TypeA #proximal
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
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Double Valve Sign ... - Type A Aortic ... ultrasound_vcu #DoubleValve ... #Sign #TypeA #Aortic ... Echocardiogram #cardiology
Type A Dissection Flap on Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Case of the week: Outpt TTE, 3month f/u EF monitor
week: Outpt TTE ... A Aortic Dissection ... This is a TTE, parasternal ... valve. ... POCUS #Clinical #PLAX
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... AV) Level • Apical ... POCUS #Cardiac #TTE ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Aortic valve ... Coarctation of the ... aorta - Indwelling ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... patient had a type ... dynamic intimal flap ... in the aorta and ... #clinical #cardiology
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Type A Aortic Dissection ... evaluation and differential ... diagnosis of dilated ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology ... #flap
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Plane, e.g., LAX, SAX ... (MV), Aortic valve ... (AV) level, Two-chamber ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations