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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 ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... Imaging Plane, e.g., LAX ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Right Parasternal View on POCUS Echocardiogram
 - Right lateral decubitus position with transducer at 2nd/3rd Intercostal
lateral decubitus position ... trans-valvular velocity in aortic ... stenosis or dissection ... #Parasternal #window ... #clinical #cardiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
window and the ... is considered a positive ... dissection. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Coronary Ostium Obstruction by Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiogram
Aortic intimal flap may alternately obstruct right and
Coronary Ostium ... Intimal #Flap #dissection ... #a4c #plax #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
Aortopulmonary Window ... between Ascending Aorta ... valves normal in position ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #color #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Spontaneous coronary ... artery dissection ... heart failure • Aortic ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram ... heart disease like aortic ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... waves are small positive ... #cardiology #differential