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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... pathology on #POCUS ... LA, LV, aortic root ... #Echocardiogram
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Note large aortic root ... Aortic #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #psax #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
Vegetations on Echocardiogram ... prevent embolism (should ... #Valve #plax #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
Constriction on Echocardiogram ... a nice septal shudder ... #Constriction #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Begin with dark room ... Both pupils should ... Begin with dark room ... Both pupils should ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
D-Sign in a lady with Massive PE - The LV should always be round like a
Massive PE - The LV should ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
tract, the aortic root ... and left atrium should ... of the aortic root ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... diastolic septal shudder ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
towards patient's L shoulder ... tilted towards R shoulder ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS