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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Cardiology #clinical
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Aortic and Mitral ... - PLAX Why would ... mitral valves and pulmonary ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
1) Transducer Position ... ., LAX, SAX, or4C ... Mitral valve (MV), Aortic ... #Nomenclature #POCUS ... #cardiology #views
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on Chest CT ... the ascending aorta ... ChestCT #CTChest #Radiology ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
axis swings from positive ... Originates from single focus ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
the level of the Aortic ... helps assess for aortic ... heart strain (pulmonary ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Double Valve Sign - Type A Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram

STEMI on EKG: check the echo!
Sign - Type A Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram STEMI on EKG ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #plax
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... is considered a positive ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... DDx on this para-aortic ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology