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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... and ascending aorta ... aorta - aortic ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Dissection (TAD ... other causes of R heart ... #Suprasternal #Notch ... #Aorta #POCUS #
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... - PLAX Elderly ... intimal flap in the descending ... aorta. ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Descending Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Descending #Aortic #Dissection #POCUS #Echocardiogram #PLAX
Descending Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... Echocardiogram (PLAX ... #Aortic #Dissection ... #cardiology #aorta
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... Long-Axis View (PLAX ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... • Suprasternal Notch ... Echocardiogram #Heart
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
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... dissection • ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... regurgitation
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
an identified dissection ... aorta. ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... the wall of the aorta ... • Cardiac surgery ... Examine for: • Pulse ... opiates • Control heart
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
a suprasternal notch ... dissection. ... dissection. ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta