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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 ... #Cardiac #TTE #
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... dissection • ... Aortic aneurysm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... regurgitation
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 ... aneurysm 3. ... Examine for: • Pulse
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
an identified dissection ... proximal ascending aorta ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #AorticDissection ... #Aorta #Flap
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) on POCUS

Here's the abdominal ultrasound of a man who was in
Aneurysm (AAA) ... in shock after cardiac ... forget about the #Aorta ... appears to mimic dissection ... #Aneurysm #POCUS
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