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Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Aortic Dissection on Suprasternal Notch View - POCUS

SUSPECT TYPE A DISSECTION?

Don't forget about this view! Look
SUSPECT TYPE ... closely for a flap ... Sam Ghali, M.D. ... #Aorta #Ultrasound ... #TypeA #SSN
Proximal Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
42 yo F with chest pain, tachycardia and HTN. 
What
and ascending aorta ... Intimal flap seen ... in ascending aorta ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology ... #TypeA #proximal
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
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
Parasternal long ... patient had a type ... dynamic intimal flap ... in the aorta and ... PLAX #clinical #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 ... with a Stanford Type ... The POCUS allowed ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... 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 ... What is the type ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis