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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Proximal Aortic ... Dissection on POCUS ... pathology on #POCUS ... LA, LV, aortic root ... #Dissection #POCUS
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... Proximal aortic ... Note large aortic ... root (nl <4 cm) ... Clinical #Ultrasound #POCUS
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe Aortic ... Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... Traumatic Injury to Root
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Dilatation - Aortic ... Dissection - Aortic ... Heart Failure - Aortic ... Papillary Muscle Rupture ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
outflow tract, the aortic ... root, and left ... widening of the aortic ... root consistent ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Positive Blood Cultures ... , Gram(–) rods, ... positive bottles/cultures ... Fewer positive cultures ... Interpretation #Laboratory #Microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... : Blood cultures ... • Blood cultures ... block, annular or aortic
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
dysfunction + • Blood cultures ... negative blood cultures ... Negative blood cultures ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... root abscess often
PLAX. Dilated Aortic root - Cara Mercer @cara_mercer
#Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac #Echocardiogram #PLAX #Dilated #AorticRoot #Dilatation #Aorta
Dilated Aortic root ... cara_mercer #Clinical #POCUS ... AorticRoot #Dilatation #Aorta
AAA Rupture on POCUS

Dr. Manrique Umana McDermott @umanamd

#AAA #Rupture #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal #Aorta #Aortic #Aneurysm
AAA Rupture on POCUS ... umanamd #AAA #Rupture ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #Abdominal #Aorta ... #Aortic #Aneurysm