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Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Non-ischemic EKG, nl CXR ... What's the Diagnosis ... #Aorta #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... - PLAX Elderly ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #Cardiology #clinical
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
Proximal aorta longitudinal ... the abdominal aorta ... the abdominal aorta ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
(PLAX) 50 yo female ... Blood Cx grew staph ... #aorta #Valve # ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... Admit ==> Positive ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #plax ... #cardiology #pocus
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
between Ascending Aorta ... valves normal in position ... Aortopulmonary #APWindow #PSAX ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #color #
Ruptured AAA on POCUS

Nice pick up with a POCUS RUSH exam in a patient with undifferentiated
Ruptured AAA on POCUS ... AAA is hard to diagnose ... sometimes - MCW EM ... #clinical #ultrasound ... abdominal #aneurysm #aorta
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
He is in a left lateral ... decub position. ... Which diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #effusion #plax
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Pertinent positives ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest