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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection
This is the abdominal aorta in long axis. The bright line you see running through
the abdominal aorta ... in long axis. ... - Sam Ghali @EM_RESUS ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Aorta #LongAxis
This is a parasternal long axis view demonstrating significant enlargement of the aortic root with an
a parasternal long ... proximal ascending aorta ... Director #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiac #Echocardiogram ... AorticDissection #Aorta
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... • SC Abdominal Aorta ... : Aortic Valve ( ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Parasternal long ... dynamic intimal flap ... in the aorta and ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
bleeding vessels, lung ... Compress aorta ... ribs until feel aorta ... Cardiac Massage ... • 2 flat hands
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Neurocardiogenic ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
ME-Ascending Aorta ... ME-Ascending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... Descending Aorta ... #cardiology
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
flap in a patient ... The POCUS allowed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis