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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Aorta Long Axis ... • PSAX: Aortic ... • Suprasternal Notch ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Aortic Dissection ... long axis of the heart ... regurgitation jet ... intimal flap in the aorta ... #Dissection #POCUS
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
the wall of the aorta ... • Cardiac surgery ... Examine for: • Pulse ... opiates • Control heart ... 100-120, Target MAP
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
(AAA) on POCUS ... ultrasound of a man ... in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... appears to mimic dissection
Massive Aortic Root Dilatation on Echocardiogram (PLAX) in Marfan's Disease
Can’t remember size this was many years
Young man with marfan ... No dissection. ... Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela ... Echocardiogram #aorta ... #clinical #pocus
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
may not be in line ... to view it in LAX ... looking at the abdominal ... aorta. ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... - Cataract Plan ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal