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Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... LA, LV, aortic root ... and ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
of the aortic root ... Division Chief, Ultrasound ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX ... #Flap
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
Dissection on POCUS ... (PLAX view) ... Note large aortic root ... Dissection #Aortic #Aorta ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
Point of Care Ultrasound ... the view from short ... to view it in LAX ... the abdominal aorta ... #POCUS #Nomenclature
Aortic Dissection seen through a large left pleural effusion on POCUS

Aortic Dissection! Pro move- using the
pleural effusion on POCUS ... visualize thoracic aorta ... with intraluminal flap ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #flap