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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Diagnosis? ... Look at the intimal ... flap in the descending ... aorta. ... #clinical
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... aorta are dilated ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta ... #clinical #cardiology
POCUS is specific, not sensitive for aortic dissection. See an intimal flap? You are done. 
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See an intimal flap ... lawrencehaines #Clinical ... #POCUS #Transverse ... Aortic #Dissection #Descending ... #Aorta #Intimal
Aortic dissection carries an incredibly high mortality that increases 1%/hour. POCUS can be used as a
as a rule-in test ... life threatening diagnosis ... this image an intimal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Flap #Transverse